Most people, if asked which country has the most pyramids, would say Egypt without hesitation. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most recognised structures in human history. The Egyptian pyramids draw millions of visitors every year, and the image of a pyramid is so closely associated with Egypt that the country essentially owns the symbol in the global imagination. The answer, however, is wrong. The country with the most pyramids in the world is Sudan, and it is not even close. Sudan has between 220 and 255 pyramids within its borders, compared to Egypt's approximately 118. They were built by a civilisation that ruled one of the most powerful kingdoms in ancient Africa, conquered Egypt itself for nearly a century, and then continued building pyramids for over a thousand years after Egypt had stopped. Most people have never heard of them. That is, by any measure, one of history's more remarkable oversights.
