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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 58 metres (190 feet)
  • Description: Smooth-sided pyramid
  • Also known as
    “Pyramid of King Onnos”
    “Pyramid of Onnos”
    “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…
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The , sometimes called the Step… is situated 370 metres northeast of Pyramid of Unas.
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The Step Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished… 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…
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Village
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. is situated 6 km northeast of Pyramid of Unas.

Pyramid of Unas

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Latitude
29.86819° or 29° 52′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.21494° or 31° 12′ 54″ east
Open location code
7GXHV697+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98441709
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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”
  • 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”
  • German: “Unas-Pyramide”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Ουνίς”
  • Hebrew: “הפירמידה של וניס”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת וניס”
  • 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”
  • Korean: “우나스의 피라미드”
  • 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: “Pirámide de Unis”
  • Swedish: “Unas pyramid”
  • Tamil: “உனாஸ் பிரமிடு”
  • Turkish: “Unas Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Уніса”
  • Urdu: “ہرم اوناس”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Unas”

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