Step Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser)
| ruins, archaeological site, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Egypt /
Giseh /
al-Hhawamidiyah /
World
/ Egypt
/ Giseh
/ al-Hhawamidiyah
, 5 km from center (الحوامدية)
World / Egypt
pyramid, ruins, archaeological site, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Al Giza Desert
Giza Governorate, Egypt
www.sca-egypt.org/eng/SITE_Saqqara_Step_Pyramid.html
Egypt's oldest known pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian) is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the 27th century BC. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
Giza Governorate, Egypt
www.sca-egypt.org/eng/SITE_Saqqara_Step_Pyramid.html
Egypt's oldest known pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian) is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the 27th century BC. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djozer
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 29°52'16"N 31°12'59"E
- Saqqara 2.1 km
- Pyramids and Tombs of Abousir 6.1 km
- Mazghuna Pyramids 11 km
- Lisht Pyramids and Mastabas 32 km
- Maidum Pyramid and Mastaba Necropolis 53 km
- Possible new pyramid discovery Location 185 km
- Maheshwara Pyramid 5004 km
- Xuliang Tombs Complex 7519 km
- Goguryeo Royal tombs 8265 km
- Mausoleum of Tangun 8355 km
- Dry Moat
- Funerary complex of Djoser
- North Court 0.2 km
- Ptahhotep Enclosure 0.5 km
- Complex of king Sekhemkhet 0.7 km
- New Kingdom necropolis 0.8 km
- The great Enclosure (Gisr el-Mudir) 1.1 km
- Tombs 1.3 km
- Saqqara 1.8 km
- Dahshour Military 10 km
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