Worth knowing
Sudan
Sudan has more than 200 pyramids, most of them at Meroë. They are smaller and steeper than Egypt's, and were built as royal tombs over about a thousand years.
Where its story happens
The pyramids of Meroë, at 16.94°N, 33.75°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Sudan
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Sudan, directly south of Egypt. See Sudan on a map.
- It was Africa's largest country until 2011, when its southern part broke away as a new nation.
- The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in its capital.
- This country has more pyramids than Egypt.
- They were built by the kings of Kush, who once conquered Egypt and ruled it as pharaohs.