125SUDAN HAS
MORE PYRAMIDS
THAN EGYPT.
Sudanese tourists
climb Jabal Barkal, a
sacred butte over-
looking pyramids built
during the Kingdom
of Kush, which domi-
nated the political and
cultural landscape of
northeastern Africa
from about the eighth
century B.C. to the
fourth century A.D.
A new generation of
Sudanese has revived
and embraced this
ancient history as a
unifying force that
cuts across diverse
ethnic and racial lines
as the country emerges
from a 30-year dicta-
torship. However, the
military’s dissolution
of the transitional
government in late
October threatened
Sudan’s progress
toward stability.Jabal Barkal, Sudan PHOTOGRAPH BY NICHOLE SOBECKI