AFRICA
Welcome to the Africa section, where we invite you to explore the rich tapestry of Africa’s historical and archaeological treasures. This section is your gateway to discovering the continent’s most captivating ancient sites, from the majestic pyramids of Egypt and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, to the ancient city of Axum and the stone churches of Lalibela.
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The Pyramid Tombs of Libya
Several pyramidal necropolises exist in Libya from the reign of the Garamantes, a kingdom that emerged as a major regional power in the Sahara during the mid-2nd century AD.
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Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe is the capital and seat of political power for an unknown kingdom, located in the south-eastern hills of present-day Zimbabwe.
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Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs – The Theatre of the Dead
The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, meaning the “Mound of Shards” or “Potshards” is a subterranean necropolis beneath the streets of modern-day Alexandria in Egypt.
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Aksum – The Capital of the Aksumite Empire
Aksum, also called Axum, is the ancient capital of the Aksumite Empire, situated in the present-day Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
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Soknopaiou Nesos – The Crocodile Cult Temple
Soknopaiou Nesos, also called Dimeh es-Seba, is an ancient temple complex and settlement associated with the Graecised deity of Soknopaios (Sobek neb Pai), who was a local form of the Ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god Sobek.
The Deserted Capital of Old Dongola
Old Dongola was the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria, located in the Northern State of Sudan, on the eastern banks of the River Nile.
Taposiris Magna – The “Great Tomb of Osiris”
Taposiris Magna, meaning “"great tomb of Osiris", is an ancient town founded by the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the present-day Alexandria Governorate of Egypt.
Germa – Capital of the Saharan Kingdom of the Sands
Germa is the capital of the Garamantes Kingdom, an ancient civilisation located in the Fezzan region of the Sahara Desert in present-day Libya.
Sungbo’s Eredo – The “Queen of Sheba’s Embankment”
Sungbo’s Eredo is one of the largest man-made monuments in Africa, consisting of a giant system of ditches and embankments that surrounds the entire ljebu Kingdom in the rain forests of south-western Nigeria.
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
The Egyptian Pyramids are described as pyramid-shaped monuments, constructed mostly as funerary tombs and ceremonial complexes for the departed pharaohs during the Old Kingdom (2575 BC to 2150 BC) and Middle Kingdom (2050-1550 BC) periods.
Naqa – The Meroitic City
Naqa, also called Naga'a, and presently referred to as the El-Moswarat Andel-Naqa'a Archaeological Area was one of the ancient cities of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush, located on the east-bank of the River Nile in Western Butan (historically called the Island of Meroë) in Sudan.
Kerma – The Ancient African Kingdom
Kerma, also called Karmah is an archaeological site and the former capital of the ancient Kerma Kingdom, located in the Dongola Reach above the Third Cataract of the River Nile in present-day Sudan.
Amarna – The City of the “Heretic Pharaoh”
Amarna, also called Akhetaten is an archaeological site and an Ancient Egyptian city, located on the eastern banks of the River Nile, in the present-day Minya governorate of Egypt.
The Caves of Valerón
The Caves of Valerón, also known as Valerón's "Monastery" is an ancient pre-Hispanic rock-cut complex of honeycomb caves on the north-west face of the Mountain of the Galician ("Montaña del Gallego") in the Spanish island of Grand Canaria.
Al-Musawwarat as-Safra – The Ancient Meroitic City of Temples
Al-Musawwarat as-Safra, also called Al-Musawarat Al-Sufra is an ancient temple city of the early Meroitic period, located in Western Butan (historically called the Island of Meroë) in Sudan.
Buhen – The Sunken Egyptian Fortress
Buhen was an ancient Egyptian settlement and fortress, located on the West bank of the Nile in present-day Sudan.
Timgad – The Veteran Roman Colony
Timgad, also called Thamugas or Thamugadi is an archaeological site and ancient Roman city, located near the modern-day town of Timgad in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria.
Tanis – The Ancient Egyptian Capital
Tanis is an archaeological site and ancient Egyptian city on the Tanitic branch of the Nile River delta near the modern-day town of Ṣān al-Ḥajar al-Qibliyyah.
Cliff Villages of Bandiagara – The Land of the Dogons
The cliffs of Bandiagara is a large geological escarpment rising above the surrounding flatlands in Mali that contains various archaeological sites and 289 ancient settlements.
Volubilis – The Ancient Berber City
Volubilis is an archaeological site and ancient Berber city that many archaeologists believe was the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania.