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Meroë /ˈmɛroʊeɪ/ (also spelled Meroe) (Meroitic: Medewi or Bedewi; Arabic: مرواه Meruwah and مروى Meruwi Ancient Greek: Μερόη Meróē) is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi Sudan approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries.
