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# Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Shendi · Sudan

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2011.

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Reference localityShendi

Country / geographic scopeSudan

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates16.93333, 33.71667

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Cultural · Inscription: 2011

Property components: 4. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1336/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1336/)

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