The largest pyramid in all of Nubia, King Taharqa's tomb at Nuri features three burial chambers hewn deep into bedrock beneath its massive superstructure. Taharqa ruled as pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty (690-664 BCE), commanding an empire stretching from the Nile Delta to the Ethiopian highlands — and is named in the Bible (2 Kings 19:9) as the king who marched against the Assyrians. His pyramid sits at a near-true-north 356.95° Giza bearing — a mere 3° deviation from the meridian line connecting Nuri to the Great Pyramid, 1,274 km to the north. The precision of this alignment across such distance speaks to the Kushite understanding of geodetic geometry inherited from their Egyptian predecessors.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 87.1° | — | 272.9° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 105.3° | — | 254.7° | — | |
| Sirius | 112.0° | — | 248.1° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 44.4° | — | 315.6° | — | |
| Regulus | 64.6° | — | 295.4° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.0° | — | 268.0° | — | |
| Antares | 97.4° | — | 262.6° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 137.3° | — | 222.7° | — | |
| Arcturus | 41.4° | — | 318.6° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 105.5° | — | 254.5° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 74.6° | — | 285.4° | — | |
| Deneb | 51.2° | — | 308.8° | — | |
| Capella | 59.2° | — | 300.8° | — | |
| Castor | 61.3° | — | 298.7° | — | |
| Pollux | 63.8° | — | 296.2° | — | |
| Procyon | 85.2° | — | 274.9° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 95.1° | — | 264.9° | — | |
| Rigel | 114.3° | — | 245.7° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 98.8° | — | 261.2° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 133.0° | — | 227.0° | — | |
| Mimosa | 128.8° | — | 231.2° | — | |
| Altair | 81.0° | — | 279.0° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | 3.6° | — | 356.4° | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.4° | — | 277.6° | — | |
| Alnitak | 105.7° | — | 254.3° | — | |
| Mintaka | 104.8° | — | 255.2° | — | |
| Saiph | 112.7° | — | 247.3° | — | |
| Peacock | 146.7° | — | 213.3° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 148.9° | — | 211.1° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 131.0° | — | 229.0° | — | |
| Hadar | 128.9° | — | 231.1° | — | |
| Gacrux | 126.2° | — | 233.8° | — | |
| Naos | 127.6° | — | 232.4° | — | |
| Suhail | 124.6° | — | 235.4° | — | |
| Avior | 143.8° | — | 216.2° | — | |
| Atria | 142.1° | — | 217.9° | — | |
| Regor | 133.9° | — | 226.1° | — | |
| Alsephina | 137.4° | — | 222.6° | — | |
| Shaula | 112.5° | — | 247.5° | — | |
| Ankaa | 159.4° | — | 200.6° | — | |
| Menkent | 102.6° | — | 257.4° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 81.8° | — | 278.1° | — | |
| Eltanin | 27.4° | — | 332.6° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 48.5° | — | 311.5° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 62.9° | — | 297.1° | — | |
| Denebola | 53.3° | — | 306.7° | — | |
| Alhena | 82.2° | — | 277.8° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 271.0° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.1° | — | 266.9° | — | |
| Pushya | 67.1° | — | 292.9° | — | |
| Adhara | 124.1° | — | 235.9° | — | |
| Wezen | 120.5° | — | 239.4° | — | |
| Navi | 50.2° | — | 309.8° | — | |
| Schedar | 54.3° | — | 305.7° | — | |
| Nunki | 109.0° | — | 251.0° | — | |
| Canopus | 150.4° | — | 209.6° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 113.9° | — | 246.1° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 79.7° | — | 280.3° | — | |
| Enif | 91.4° | — | 268.6° | — | |
| Diphda | 133.1° | — | 226.9° | — | |
| Alphecca | 38.6° | — | 321.4° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 59.5° | — | 300.4° | — | |
| Spica | 76.8° | — | 283.2° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 76.3° | — | 283.7° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 61.0° | — | 299.0° | — | |
| Murzim | 117.3° | — | 242.7° | — | |
| Phact | 137.6° | — | 222.4° | — | |
| Mirfak | 61.1° | — | 298.9° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 53.8° | — | 306.2° | — | |
| Markab | 92.7° | — | 267.3° | — | |
| Algol | 70.9° | — | 289.1° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 103.5° | — | 256.5° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 105.3° | — | 254.7° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 65.2° | — | 294.8° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 114.8° | — | 245.2° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 72.6° | — | 287.4° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 107.4° | — | 252.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 59.5° | — | 300.4° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 120.5° | — | 239.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 70.2° | — | 289.8° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 109.8° | — | 250.2° | — |
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 356.95° | 1,275 km |
| angkor wat | 82.33° | 7,673 km |
| nazca | 260.67° | 12,261 km |
| teotihuacan | 305.78° | 13,159 km |
| stonehenge | 328.76° | 4,677 km |
| gobekli tepe | 16.95° | 2,190 km |
| machu picchu | 261.61° | 11,960 km |
| easter island | 249.23° | 15,941 km |
| cahokia | 317.49° | 11,243 km |
| sedona | 327.08° | 12,941 km |
| mecca | 67.64° | 895 km |
| jerusalem | 12.33° | 1,510 km |
| vatican | 328.94° | 3,180 km |
| lhasa | 66.29° | 6,080 km |
| kailash | 64.37° | 5,141 km |
| uluru | 111.97° | 11,770 km |
| tiwanaku | 257.17° | 11,659 km |
| chaco canyon | 325.33° | 12,617 km |
| mt shasta | 338.71° | 12,847 km |
| levis stadium | 336.39° | 13,217 km |
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