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Area. 16,203.36 ha (162.0336 km 2; 62.5615 sq mi) The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt ...
Great Pyramid of Giza. / 29.97917°N 31.13417°E / 29.97917; 31.13417. The Great Pyramid of Giza[ a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Built c. 2600 BC, [ 3] over a period of about 27 years, [ 4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders ...
6th of October (city) / 29.983°N 30.967°E / 29.983; 30.967. 6th of October ( Modern Standard Arabic: السادس من أكتوبر Al Sādis Min Uktōber; Egyptian Arabic: ستة اكتوبر Setta Oktōbar) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. It is a satellite city, located adjacent to Giza, and is part of the Greater Cairo ...
The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa ( Arabic: القرافة, romanized : al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa ), [ 1] is a series of vast Islamic -era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt. They extend to the north and to the south of the Cairo Citadel, below the Mokattam Hills and outside the ...
Giza Plateau. The Giza Plateau ( Arabic: هضبة الجيزة) is a limestone plateau in Giza, Egypt, the site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza pyramid complex, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex. It forms the northernmost part of the 16,000 ha ...
Egyptian pyramids. Coordinates: 29°58′21″N 31°07′42″E. A view of the Giza pyramid complex from the plateau to the south of the complex. From left to right, the three largest are: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Giza. The three smaller pyramids in the foreground are subsidiary structures ...
Location within Egypt. The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu (c. 2600 BC). A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu .
Isoseismal map for the 1992 Cairo earthquake. The earthquake was felt throughout most of northern Egypt, in Alexandria, Port Said and as far south as Asyut, and in southern Israel. [4] The calculated focal mechanism suggests that this event originated on a WNW-ESE or W-E trending normal fault with a small strike-slip component. [12]