Ngundeng Pyramid
Ngundeng Pyramid (Nuer language, Thok Naath: Bi̱ɛh ŋundɛŋ or Yi̱k, Arabic: هرم نغوندنغ), also known as Pyramid of Dengkur, was a large mound shrine constructed by the Nuer people, Nuer people's prophet Ngundeng Bong (died 1906) at the end of the nineteenth century and added to by his son Guek Ngundeng (died 1929). The Ngundeng Pyramid, which was around 300 feet in circumference and 50 to 60 feet tall, cone-shaped, and encircled by a row of elephant tusks, was a symbol of the Nuer people's resistance to colonialism. The monument was dynamited on the orders of British Empire, British colonial commander Percy Coriat in 1928, shortly after the first attempt to demolish it failed. The construction of the Ngundeng Pyramid was believed to have begun in 1870 and was completed in four years in stages. The first phase began with the construction of huts for Ngundeng followers, who are the builders, which lasted one year; the second phase, which was the building phase, lasted ...
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Nyirol County
Nyirol County is an administrative area of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. References

Counties of Jonglei State Nyirol County, {{SouthSudan-geo-stub ...
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