Pyramid of Userkaf
The pyramid complex of Userkaf was built c. 2490 BC for the king Userkaf, founder of the 5th Dynasty of Egypt. It is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, on the north-east of the step pyramid of Djoser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: smooth-sided pyramid
- Also known as: “Al Haram al Mukharbash”, “Haram el Maharbash”, “Pyramid of Userkaf at Saqqara”, and “Stone Pyramid”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Djoser.
Abusir
Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of Saqqara. About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Abusir is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. Pyramid of Djoser is situated 330 metres southwest of Pyramid of Userkaf.
Tombs of 3rd Dynasty
The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. The capital during the period of the Old Kingdom was at Memphis. Tombs of 3rd Dynasty is situated 660 metres northwest of Pyramid of Userkaf.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.
Saqqara
Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo 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.
Mit Rahinah
Village
Photo: EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Userkaf.
Al-Hawamidyah
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. Al-Hawamidyah is situated 5 km northeast of Pyramid of Userkaf.
Pyramid of Userkaf
- Categories: smooth-sided pyramid, tomb, Egyptian pyramids, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.87342° or 29° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
31.21888° or 31° 13′ 8″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
7GXHV6F9+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 98441708OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of Userkaf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الهرم المخربش”
- Arabic: “هرم أوسركاف”
- Arabic: “هرم وسركاف”
- Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Усеркаф”
- Catalan: “piràmide d’Userkaf”
- Catalan: “Piràmide d’Userkaf”
- Cebuano: “Pyramid of Userkaf”
- Chinese: “乌塞尔卡夫金字塔”
- Chinese: “烏塞爾卡夫金字塔”
- Chinese: “烏塞爾夫金字塔”
- Czech: “Veserkafova pyramida”
- Dutch: “Piramide van Oeserkaf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هرم اوسركاف”
- Esperanto: “Piramido de Userkaf”
- French: “Complexe d’Ouserkaf”
- French: “pyramide d’Ouserkaf”
- French: “Pyramide d’Ouserkaf”
- German: “Userkaf-Pyramide”
- Hebrew: “הפירמידה של אוסר כאף”
- Hebrew: “הפירמידה של אוסרקאף”
- Hungarian: “Userkaf piramisa”
- Hungarian: “Uszerkaf-piramis”
- Japanese: “ウセルカフのピラミッド”
- Japanese: “ウセルカフ王のピラミッド”
- Macedonian: “Усеркафова пирамида”
- Persian: “هرم اوسرکاف”
- Polish: “Piramida Userkafa”
- Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Userkaf”
- Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Userquerés”
- Russian: “пирамида Усеркафа”
- Russian: “Пирамида Усеркафа”
- Slovak: “Veserkafova pyramída”
- Slovenian: “Userkafova piramida”
- Spanish: “Piramide de Userkaf”
- Spanish: “Pirámide de Userkaf”
- Swedish: “Userkafs pyramid”
- Thai: “พีระมิดแห่งเวเซร์คาเอฟ”
- Ukrainian: “Піраміда Усеркафа”
- Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Userkaf”
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