Royal Cemetary

The pyramids of the Royal Cemetery entomb kings and queens from the Meroitic Kingdom	The pyramids at Karima date from the 3rd Century BC to around 50 BC, with some accounts as late as 2nd C. AD	The Royal Cemetery at Karima lies just to the northwest of Jebel Barkal	This Royal Cemetery is one of three close to Karima
The northern pyramid group near Jebel Barkal has 8 pyramids, including 5 in excellent condition	Pyramids of the Royal Cemetery, Karima	Mid-afternoon drive-by of the Royal Cemetery at Karima	Barkal Pyramids from the base of Jebel Barkal
Barkal Pyramids from the base of Jebel Barkal	Crowds at the Royal Cemetery - 6 people	Barkal Pyramids, Karima	We returned to the northern pyramid group NW of Jebel Barkal at sunset
The Royal Cemetery is free of the souvenir sellers and touts that plague Egypt	Northern pyramid group of the Royal Cemetery to the NW of Jebel Barkal	Except for one other small group, we had the place to ourselves	Picture having a site like this with so few visitors in Egypt...
Sunset at the pyramids near Jebel Barkal	Barkal Pyramids - Late Napatan to early Meroitic (ca 300 BC to 50 BC)	The pyramids are part of the Gebel Barkal and Sites of teh Napatan Region World Heritage Site	The Napatan pyramids near Jebel Barkal are much smaller than the ones in Egypt
Sunset seen from the Royal Cemetery, Karima	Silhouette of a Sudanese man on a mobile phone	The sun has set	Silhouette of one of the pyramids at dusk
Pyramid silouette, Karima	Burials at the Royal Cemetery of Karima include Queen Nawidemak, and the kings Aktisanes and Aryamani	A perfectly preserved Nubian pyramid, Karima	Stiff dead jackal near the pyramids
Two of the royal pyramids at Karima just after sunset	Royal Cemetery, Karima	Early the next morning, I walked from the guesthouse back to the Royal Cemetery	Alone with the pyramids of Karima
Silhouettes of the Karima pyramids in the pre-dawn light	Royal Cemetery of Karima (Barkal) pre-dawn	Royal Cemetery of Karima (Barkal) pre-dawn	Five of the pyramids of the northern group NW of Jebel Barkal
The pyramids at Karima are much steeper than those in Egypt	The pyramids of the northern group with the outline of Jebel Barkal, pre-dawn	The pyramids at Karima appear like a row of sharp teeth	Royal Cemetery, Karima (Barkal), pre-dawn
Royal Cemetery, Karima (Barkal), pre-dawn	Royal Cemetery, Karima (Barkal), pre-dawn	Royal Cemetery, Karima (Barkal), pre-dawn	The pyramids at Karima are up to 2300 years old
The sun rises behind Jebel Barkal	Barkal pyramids close-up	Waiting for the first rays of sunlight to strike the pyramids	The closest pyramid has begun to crumble
Sunlight shining on the desert near the pyramids	Sunlight strikes the tops of the first two pyramids	The shadow of Jebel Barkal blocks the rays of the sun until a little later in the morning	The Royal Cemetery of Karima, northern pyramid group
The southwestern pyramid is almost completely illuminated	Early morning at the Royal Cemetery, Karima	Early morning at the Royal Cemetery, Karima	Pyramid of the Royal Cemetery, Karima
The angle of this pyramid seems to decrese slightly half way up	SudanDec09 3267.jpg	Shadow of one pyramid cast on another	Pyramids of the Royal Cemetery at Karima
Pyramids of the Royal Cemetery at Karima	Royal Cemetery at Karima (northern pyramid group)	The last pyramid to see the sun's rays	Royal Cemetery at Karima (northern pyramid group)
I really enjoyed having this World Heritage Site completely to myself...one of the best things about Sudan	Barkal Pyramid	Barkal Pyramid	Royal Cemetery at Karima (northern pyramid group)
Sudan is said to contain twice as many pyramids as Egypt	Has anyone got a map that shows the corresponding pyramid numbers (ie Bar. 1)	Royal Cemetery at Karima (northern pyramid group)	Royal Cemetery at Karima (northern pyramid group)
Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Barkal Pyramids, Karima
Barkal Pyramids, Karima	One of the Barkal pyramids beginning to crumble	Early morning at the Barkal Pyramids	Steep-sided pyramid, Barkal
Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima
Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Barkal Pyramids, Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima
Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Two of the pyramids of the northern group that have been reduced to mere mounds	Remains at the Royal Cemetery of a barely-recognizable pyramid
Poorly preserved pyramid, now just a mound, Karima	Detail of one of the poorly preserved pyramids at the Royal Cemetery, Karima	Three of the well preserved Karima pyramids with one with a collapsed top	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima
Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima	Distant view of the Barkal Pyramids from just north of Jebel Barkal
Royal Cemetery, Barkal Pyramids (northern group), Karima