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Drivers joining in on the fun and music

Group photo of Hameed, drivers and musican

The pyramids of Nuri together with other buildings in the region around GJbel Barkal have been placed on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage sites

The pyramids of Nuri are built on two separate plateaus. The highest point in the cemetery is taken up by Taharqa's pyramid on the western plateau

Hameed explaining what we are visiting at Nuri

A group of locals walking through the area we were visiting

The pyramids of the other kings are located on the eastern plateau. The pyramids of the royal women are placed closer to Taharqa's pyramid on the western plateau. These pyramids fall into three groups:

Twins

They were very curious about the camera that I had. I showed them how it works and then handed it to each of them to take some photos. They did very well.

Each brother took a photo of myslef and the other twin

They were intrigued. So much so they followed me for over an hour and more of their firneds joined us.

Most of the King's Wives were buried in the parallel rows just north of Taharqa's tomb. The tombs to the far north were much smaller and may have been built for wives of lesser rank.

The twins shot all these next photos

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