Step Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser) | ruins, archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Egypt / Giseh / al-Hhawamidiyah /
 pyramid, ruins, archaeological site, 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

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Coordinates:   29°52'16"N   31°12'59"E

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