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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 3 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 3 miles away.
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Former world's tallest buildings, 27th-century BC architecture, Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Abusir

Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality – specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions – in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo. The name is also that of a neighbouring village in the Nile Valley, whence the site takes its name. Abusir is located several kilometres north of Saqqara and, like it, served as one of the main elite cemeteries for the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis.

Located at 29.9, 31.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Giza Governorate, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ruins in Egypt

Gisr el-Mudir

Gisr el-Mudir, (Arabic for "enclosure of the boss") located at Saqqara in Egypt, just west of Sekhemkhet's pyramid complex, is a massive enclosure that seems to date from the Second dynasty. The structure was located in the early Twentieth century, but not investigated until the mid-1990s, when it was found to be masonry of roughly hewn limestone blocks in layers, making it the earliest known stone structure in Egypt. Its builder is unknown, but it may have been built by Khasekhemwy.

Located at 29.8665, 31.2063 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Memphis, Egypt

Pyramid of Neferirkare

The Pyramid of Neferirkare (also known as The Ba of Neferirkare) is the second pyramid to be built at the necropolis site of Abusir, south of the Giza plateau, in Egypt. The pyramid of Neferirkare is the tallest of all pyramids constructed in Ancient Egypt during its Fifth Dynasty.

Located at 29.895, 31.2025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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25th-century BC architecture, Memphis, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid of Sahure

The Pyramid of Sahure is the first pyramid built in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. The pyramid was constructed for Sahure, second pharaoh of the fifth dynasty c. 2480 BC. Sahure's pyramid is part of a larger mortuary complex comprising a temple on the shores of Abusir lake, a causeway from this temple to the high temple located against the main pyramid and a separate cult pyramid for the Ka of the king. The complex was known in ancient Egyptian as Ḫˁj-b3 S3ḥ.

Located at 29.8978, 31.2033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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25th-century BC architecture, Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Tomb of Akhethetep

The Tomb of Akhethetep, also Tomb or Mastaba of Akhethotep, is a tomb complex that was built and completed at different times in Saqqarah, Giza, Egypt. It is the tomb of Akhethotep, a royal official, located near the western part of the Step Pyramid in Saqqara. Akhethotep and his son Ptahhotep Tshefi, grandson of Ptahhotep, were senior court officials during the rule of the Djedkare (2414-2375 BC) and of Unas (Weinis), towards the end of the 5th dynasty (2494 to 2345 BC).

Located at 29.8712, 31.2163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Tombs of ancient Egypt, 25th-century BC architecture, Memphis, Egypt, Collections of the Louvre

Serapeum of Saqqara

The Serapeum of Saqqara is a serapeum located north west of the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, a necropolis near Memphis. It was the burial place of the Apis bulls, living manifestations of the god Ptah. It was believed that the bulls became immortal after death as Osiris Apis, shortened to Serapis in the Hellenic period. The most ancient burials found at this site date back to the reign of Amenhotep III.

Located at 29.8747, 31.2125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Egyptology, Serapis