Must See Archaeological Sites in Africa
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Almoravid Koubba
The oldest building in Marrakesh and the last example of Almoravid architecture in the city dates back to the 12th century.
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Pyramid of Khafre
Seemingly higher than Khufu, this pyramid is easily recognisable by its limestone cap.
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Luxor Temple
Built roughly 1400 BC, this large temple complex is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Great Pyramid of Khufu
Khufu is the oldest pyramid in Giza and certainly the most impressive one, no coincidence that it is referred to as the Great Pyramid.
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Karnak Temple Complex
This large complex is organised around the Great Temple of Amun and includes various pylons, temple ruins and walls with inscriptions.
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Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years…
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Pyramids of Guimar
The Pyramids of Güímar are six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures built from lava stone without the use of mortar.
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Valeron Monastery
Valerón's "monastery" is an archaeological site on the Spanish island of Grand Canary, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Guia, on…
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Volubilis
Volubilis is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom…
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Caves of Hercules
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco.
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Amphitheatre of El Jem
The Amphitheatre of El Jem is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Djem, Tunisia, formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of…
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Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kerkouane or Kerkuane is the site of an ancient Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia, near Cape Bon.
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Roman Ruins of Tipaza
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called…
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Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo.
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Cyrene
Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in…
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Djémila
Djémila, formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved…
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Sterkfontein
Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres…
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Mussawarat es-Suffra
Musawwarat es-Sufra, also known as Al-Musawarat Al-Sufra, is a large Meroitic temple complex in modern Sudan, dating back to the early…
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Nagaa
Naqa or Naga'a is a ruined ancient city of the Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë in modern-day Sudan.
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El Kurru
El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is…
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Pyramids of Meroe
The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë.
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