THIS country has MORE pyramids than Egypt but NO tourists

The pyramids of Egypt are the single most lucrative tourism attraction in the Middle Eastern nation. Largest of them all, the Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, is the only Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World that still exists. The number of tourists flocking to Egypt’s ancient sites and beaches reached 9.3 million in 2015. But there’s another country boasting many more of the old world structures, where travellers rarely go.

GETTY Egypt's pyramids are well eclipsed in number by Sudan's

More than 250 pyramids were built in Sudan, to the south of Egypt, during ancient reign

More than 250 pyramids were built in Sudan, to the south of Egypt, during ancient reign. That’s more than double the 120 larger pyramids constructed in Ancient Egypt. Take El-Kurru, one of the regal cemeteries used by the Nuban royal family, which dates back to 315 BC. King Tanutamun - the 17th century BC monarch - once resided in the necropolis.

GETTY Sudan's Pyramids of Meroe contain 177 of the ancient structures

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He and other Egyptian dieties line the walls, in paintings set against hieroglyphs that stand the test of time. The region of Nuri is home to some 73 pyramids, including the tomb of King Taharqa, while the Pyramids of Meroe hold another 177. But a visit these breathtaking monuments of history would be far less crowded than Egypt. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against travel to many of the Sudan’s regions, including Darfur, the Red Sea State border with Eritrea; the Abyei region; Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states; areas of Northern Kordofan and White Nile states south of the Kosti-El Obeid-En Nahud road.

GETTY Sudan's Nubi region houses 73 ancient pyramids