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Tagstaharqo
3 places carry this tag, across every kind and continent it appears in.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom to Meroitic, 1550 BCE–400 CE (major Taharqo 680 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian / Kushite (Taharqo, 25th Dynasty)
Kawa (ancient Gem-aten) on east bank between 3rd-4th Cataracts: Taharqo's massive Temple T (Amun) 40×80 m with 12-column hypostyle, built over Tutankhamun shrine (reused talatat).
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom antecedent to Napatan (Taharqo 690 BCE) to Meroitic 350 CE · Kushite (Napatan-Meroitic, Taharqo)
Kushite temple (Argo Island, largest Nile island c.30 km long) founded Taharqo 25th Dynasty (688 BCE) over New Kingdom levels, 35×25 m sandstone temple with pylon, pronaos and sanctuary on granite…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom founder (Amenhotep III c.1380 BCE) revived 25th Dynasty Taharqo 690 BCE to Meroitic · Kushite (Napatan 25th Dynasty, Taharqo) Egyptianised
Large Kushite temple complex on east bank north of Dongola plain, with Temple T (Taharqo, 690 BCE, 40×30 m sandstone pylon), Temple A (Amenhotep III) and extensive town with pyramidal tombs south.
