UNESCO decision records inscription on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v).
Claim about The Pyramids of Meroë · Stance: supporting
World Heritage Committee Decision 35 COM 8B.22 inscribes the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (Sudan) on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v).
Site
- The Pyramids of Meroë Shendi, River Nile State, Sudan
Evidence for and against
- World Heritage Committee Decision 35 COM 8B.22 records inscription and criteria
Other claims about The Pyramids of Meroë
- The nomination dossier provides a component-level coordinate for Meroe 2 (North and South cemeteries).
- The Southern Cemetery contains more than 200 graves and includes early phases; initial Meroë royal burials in the 3rd century BCE were placed here before shifting north.
- Kushite pyramids at Meroë are described as smaller and steeper than Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramids (bases c. 4.5–17.5 m; angles 60°–73°).
- Conservation and visitor infrastructure issues are explicitly noted in the nomination dossier (sandstone fragility, need for conservation, limited interpretation on-site).