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Cairo Governorate - Egypt

Memphis, Egypt

Memphis was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina, south of Cairo. According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an important city throughout ancient Mediterranean history. It occupied a strategic position at the mouth of the Nile delta, and was home to feverish activity.

Located at 29.8497, 31.2543 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Saqqara

For other meanings, see: Sakkara (disambiguation). Saqqara Location of Saqqara File:Point rouge croix frontier vert green. gif Saqqara, also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English, is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.

Located at 29.8713, 31.2164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt

Pyramid of Djoser

The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.

Located at 29.8713, 31.2164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Former world's tallest buildings, 27th-century BC architecture, Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Dahshur

Dahshur (Arabic دهشور Dahšūr, in English often called Dashur), is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for several pyramids, two of which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613-2589 BCE.

Located at 29.8, 31.24 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, World Heritage Sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt

Maya (Egyptian)

Maya was the Overseer of the Treasury during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He was also an important official and was noted for restoring the burials of several earlier Pharaohs in the Royal Necropolis in the years following the deaths of Tutankhamun and Ay. The statues of Maya and his wife Merit have been put on display in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands since 1823.

Located at 29.8664, 31.2169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Helwan

Helwan, also spelled Hilwan or Hulwan or Holwan, is a city in Egypt on the bank of the Nile, opposite the ruins of Memphis. Originally a southern suburb of Cairo, it served as the capital of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was re-incorporated into the Cairo Governorate. The kism of Helwan had a population of 643,327 at the 2006 population census.

Located at 29.85, 31.3333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, Populated places in Cairo Governorate

Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum

Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Niuserre during the Fifth Dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs, c. 2400 BCE, and are listed as "royal confidants" in their joint tomb.

Located at 29.868, 31.2194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Pyramid of Teti

The Pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at Saqqara in Egypt. It is historically the second known pyramid containing pyramid texts. Excavations have revealed a satellite pyramid, two pyramids of queens accompanied by cult structures, and a funerary temple. The pyramid was opened by Gaston Maspero in 1882 and the complex explored during several campaigns ranging from 1907 to 1965. It was originally called Teti's Places Are Enduring.

Located at 29.8753, 31.2217 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid of Khendjer

The Pyramid of Khendjer was built for the burial of Pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt during the 13th Dynasty.

Located at 29.8322, 31.2239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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18th-century BC architecture, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Mazghuna

Mazghuna (also known as Al Mazghunah or Al-Muzghumah), 5 km to the south of Dahshur, is the site of several mudbrick pyramids dating from the 12th Dynasty. The area was explored by Ernest Mackay in 1910, and was excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1911. Amenemhet IV and Sobekneferu have been suggested as the owners of 2 unfinished pyramids at Mazghuna but there is no conclusive evidence of this. The southern pyramid is about 3 miles from Sneferu's bent pyramid.

Located at 29.75, 31.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Memphis, Egypt

Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur)

The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055-1650 BC). It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally named Amenemhet is Mighty, the pyramid earned the name "Black Pyramid" for its dark, decaying appearance as a rubble mound. The Black pyramid was the first to house both the deceased pharaoh and his queens.

Located at 29.7917, 31.2236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

White Pyramid

The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, Egypt, and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone. The remaining limestone rubble has given rise to its modern name. The pyramid is surrounded by a large rectangular enclosure wall.

Located at 29.8056, 31.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid of Ameny Qemau

The Pyramid of Ameny Qemau is located in southern Dahshur. It was constructed in the 13th Dynasty by Ameny Qemau. Its upper structure has been completely robbed away but the substructure remains. It was discovered by Charles Arthur Musès in 1957. His pyramid was originally about 50 metres square. The burial chamber was shaped from a single block like Amenhemhet III's with receptacles for the sarcophagus and the canopic chest formed in the interior.

Located at 29.7817, 31.2214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid of Userkaf

The Pyramid complex of Userkaf was built c. 2490 BC for the pharaoh Userkaf (reign 2494–2487 BC), founder of the 5th dynasty of Egypt (c. 2494–2345 BC). It is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, on the north-east of the Step pyramid of Djoser (reigned ca. 2670 BC). Constructed in dressed stone with a core of rubble, the pyramid is now ruined and resembles a conical hill in the sands of Saqqara.

Located at 29.8736, 31.2189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Helwan University

Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt. It comprises 20 faculties as well as 50 research centers. Generally, it is known for engineering and business studies. It's notable for its Faculties of Engineering (there are, in fact, two), Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration that contains unique and special departments such as foreign trade, international relations and business information systems and Faculty of Computers & Information.

Located at 29.8667, 31.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mastabet el-Fara'un

Mastabat Fara'un, located in south Saqqara, Egypt in the Memphite Necropolis, is the burial place of king Shepseskaf, of the Fourth Dynasty. The structure is located close to the pyramid of Pepi II, pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty. The stone quarry for the structure is located west of the North Pyramid of Sneferu. Its core is built somewhat like a pyramid, which might suggest that it was intended to be transformed into one at some point.

Located at 29.8389, 31.215 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt

Acanthus (Egypt)

Acanthus was an ancient city of Egypt, on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis. Its site is located at the modern village of Dashour. The town was in the Memphite Nome, and, therefore, in the Heptanomis. It was celebrated for a temple of Osiris, and received its name from a sacred enclosure composed of the acanthus plants. (Strabo p. 809; Diod. i. 97; Steph. B. s. v. ; Ptol. iv. 5. § 55.)

Located at 29.8, 31.24 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

Wadi Degla FC

Wadi Degla FC is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. In 2009-10, it promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for its first time in its history.

Located at 29.9594, 31.3317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Mortuary complex of Pepi I

The mortuary complex of Pepi I is situated in the southern archaeological complex of Saqqara, Egypt. It was excavated in the 1960s by the French Archaeological Mission of Saqqara (MafS) which, all around the main pharaoh's pyramid, discovered about ten new pyramids for the queens and family of this pharaoh. Several have Pyramid Texts (Akhenespepy II, Behenou, Reherichefnakht)

Located at 29.8544, 31.2189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt

Lycée Français du Caire

Lycée Français du Caire (LFC) is a French preparatory, primary, and secondary school. The school's main language of instruction is French, while Arabic and English are taught in the primary, Spanish or German are taught in later years (preparatory). It is located in Maadi, just outside Cairo's borders, and is considered as a private school in Egypt, but has the status of French public school for France.

Located at 29.9525, 31.2689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Helwan Governorate

Helwan Governorate was one of the governorates of Egypt. It was located in Lower Egypt.

Located at 29.85, 31.3333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Helwan wax museum

The Helwan Wax Museum is a small public museum located in the suburb of Helwan, in Cairo, Egypt, close to the Ain Helwan Metro station. It contains exhibits of wax sculptures demonstrating important figures from Egyptian history and idealized traditional Egyptian culture. Some figures shown include Salah El-Din El-Ayoubi (Saladin), King Richard I "The Lionheart" of England, Amr Ibn Al-As, Cleopatra and President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Located at 29.8603, 31.3258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi

The pyramid of Egyptian pharaoh Djedkare-Isesi was built at South Saqqara in the fifth dynasty. The translation of its ancient Egyptian name is Beautiful is Djedkare. The pyramid was the first one to be built south of the main Saquara necropolis. Today the pyramid is referred to as 'The Sentinel' (el-Shawaf) by the locals.

Located at 29.8511, 31.2208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Memphis, Egypt, 24th-century BC architecture

Headless Pyramid

The Headless Pyramid in Saqqara was most likely built by the fifth dynasty pharaoh Menkauhor.

Located at 29.8753, 31.2236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Al-Hawamidiyya (Egypt)

Al-Hamidiyya (Arabic: الحوامدية‎ is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 73,298 in 1986, 91,732 in 1996, 109,468 in and 113,128 in 2008.

Located at 29.8978, 31.2642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in Giza Governorate