Şaqqārah
in Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Cairo International Airport (22 mi) - Cairo West Airport (26 mi)
- Port Said Airport (116 mi)
- Borg El Arab International Airport (117 mi)
- El Nouzha Airport (119 mi)
- Abu Rudeis Airport (136 mi)
- El Tor Airport (185 mi)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Historic Cairo (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Abu Mena (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Ḩadīqat al Ḩayawān (zoo, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 29.850 and 31.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 29° 51' 0" and E 31° 13' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:16 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:16 am and 6:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Şaqqārah
Şaqqārah in Giza Governorate with it's 450 habitants is a town located in Egypt about 15 mi (or 24 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital town.
Time in Şaqqārah is now 07:16 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports closer to Şaqqārah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Cairo International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Egypt is Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North-West. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Giza, Cairo, Banha, Al Fayyum and Shibin al Kawm. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 22% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sakkara Inn Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Archaeologist Alain Zivie about the Tomb of Aper-el at Saqqara
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/malcolmj/archaeovideo-dr-alain-zivie-reveals-treasures-tomb-aper-el ) - French archaeologist Dr Alain Zivie shows some of the findings from the Tomb of the vizier...
Egypt Saqqara 2001
Saqqara
en este lugar se puede observar como eran los templos predinasticos de adobe, por primera vez costruídos en piedra.
Saqqara - The location where Joseph, son of Israel, built grain silos that are still there
Saqqara - The location of the first pyramid, the archaelogical evidence of Pharaoh Djoser, and his first prime minister Imhotep, who may have actually been Joseph, the son of Israel described...
Egito 6- Saqqara e a Pirâmide Escalonada de Djoser
Vídeo documentário caseiro em HD de viagem turística ao Egito.
Egypt 2007 - Memphis and Saqqara
visit to Ramses II statue in Memphis and to the ancient Zoser pyramid in Saqqara - statua di Ramesse II a Memfi e alla piramide a gradoni di Saqqara.
CUÑAO DE SAQQARA EL AUTENTICO
El Cuñao de Saqqara en plena actuacion delante de la Piramide escalonada. y al lado de los Ahmaditos al ataque. Agosto 07.
Inside the Red Pyramid of Snorfu Momentsintime's photos around Dahshur, Egypt (travel pics)
Preview of Momentsintime's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/momentsintime/11/1274208400/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod ...
Travelsfriends-Saqqara et sa pyramide à dégrés
Vidéo sur le site de Saqqara situé au Sud du Caire en égypte. Le complexe de Saqqara est une ancienne nécropole de Memphis constituée de pyramides dont la fameuse pyramide à degrés de...
Saqqara. Pirámide escalonada
Calidad HD.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid Complex of Unas is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, near Cairo in Egypt. The pyramid of Unas of the Fifth Dynasty (originally known as Beautiful are the places of Unas) is now ruined, and looks more like a small hill than a royal pyramid. It was investigated by Perring and then Lepsius, but it was Gaston Maspero who first gained entry to the chambers in 1881, where he found texts covering the walls of the burial chambers.
Pyramid of Khendjer
The Pyramid of Khendjer was built for the burial of Pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt during the 13th Dynasty.
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.
Buried Pyramid
The Buried Pyramid (also called the Pyramid of Sekhemkhet) is an unfinished step pyramid constructed ca. 2645 BC for Sekhemkhet Djoserty. The pharaoh was the second of the third dynasty of Ancient Egypt, which was roughly during the years 2686-2613 BC and is usually placed at the beginning of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Many historians believe that the 3rd Dynasty played an important role in the transition from Early Dynastic Period of Egypt to the Age of the Pyramids.
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)
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Şaqqārah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ṣaqqâra, Şaqqārah, سقارة, Saqqara, Sakkára, Sakkara, Saqqarah, Sakara, Саккара, 薩卡拉
