North Africa
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Giza Governorate

Pyramid of Unas

The pyramid of Unas is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty, in the 24th century BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Smooth-sided pyramid
  • Also known as: “Pyramid of King Onnos”, “Pyramid of Onnos”, and “Temple of Unâs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Djoser.

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is the name given to an archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of . About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital , is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

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The , sometimes called the Step or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the necropolis, , northwest of the ruins of . is situated 370 metres northeast of Pyramid of Unas.

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The Step Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished seven-step pyramid constructed c. 2645 BC for Sekhemkhet. He was the second king of the of Ancient Egypt, which reigned over Egypt c. 2686–2613 BC and is usually placed at the beginning of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. is situated 260 metres southwest of Pyramid of Unas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.

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is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the capital of and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.

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is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Unas.

Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population: 73,298 in 1986, 91,770 in 1996, 109,314 in 2006, 149,567 in 2018 and 158,278 in 2023. is situated 6 km northeast of Pyramid of Unas.

Pyramid of Unas

Latitude
29.86819° or 29° 52′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.21494° or 31° 12′ 54″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
7GXHV697+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
346521
Wiki­data ID
Q1478801
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of Unas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم أوناس”
  • Basque: “Unisen piramidea”
  • Catalan: “piràmide d’Unas”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide d’Unas”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of Unas”
  • Chinese: “乌纳斯金字塔”
  • Chinese: “烏納斯金字塔”
  • Czech: “Venisova pyramida”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Oenas”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم اوناس”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de Unis”
  • Finnish: “Unasin pyramidi”
  • French: “pyramide d’Ounas”
  • French: “Pyramide d’Ounas”
  • German: “Unas-Pyramide”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Ουνίς”
  • Hebrew: “הפירמידה של אונס”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת אונס”
  • Hungarian: “Unasz piramis”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Unas”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Unas”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Unis”
  • Japanese: “ウナスのピラミッド”
  • Japanese: “ウナス王のピラミッド”
  • Macedonian: “Унасова пирамида”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unas-pyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Unas-pyramiden”
  • Persian: “هرم اوناس”
  • Persian: “هرم ونیس”
  • Polish: “Piramida Unisa”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Unas”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Униса”
  • Serbian: “Унасова пирамида”
  • Slovak: “Venisova pyramída”
  • Slovenian: “Unasova piramida”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Unis”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Unis”
  • Swedish: “Unas pyramid”
  • Tamil: “உனாஸ் பிரமிடு”
  • Turkish: “Unas Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Уніса”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Unas”

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