Meroë

Summary

Meroë is an ancient city^[1]. Meroë ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meroë is located in River Nile^[3].
• Meroë is in the country of Sudan^[4].
• Meroë's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Meroë's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• Meroë's Commons category is recorded as Meroe^[7].
• 2500 BC marks the founding of Meroë^[8].
• Meroë was dissolved in 1500 BC^[9].
• Meroë's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.935138888889, 'lon': 33.75075}^[10].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[11].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• Meroë's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Meroë's different from is recorded as Merowe^[17].
• Meroë covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1718.031'}^[18].
• Meroë's culture is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[19].
• Meroë's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[20].
• Meroë's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Meroe^[21].

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Founding

2500 BC marks the founding of Meroë^[8].

Dissolution

Meroë was dissolved in 1500 BC^[9].

Why It Matters

Meroë ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).^[2] Meroë has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Meroë is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]