Pyramid of Userkaf

The pyramid complex of Userkaf was built for the pharaoh Userkaf, founder of the 5th Dynasty of Egypt. It is located in the pyramid field at , on the north-east of the of Djoser.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 58 metres (190 feet)
  • Description: smooth-sided pyramid
  • Also known as
    “Al Haram al Mukharbash”
    “Haram el Maharbash”
    “Pyramid of Userkaf at Saqqara”
    “Stone Pyramid”

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 330 metres southwest of Pyramid of Userkaf.
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The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. is situated 660 metres northwest of Pyramid of Userkaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.
Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is the name given both to a village…
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is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Userkaf.
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. is situated 5 km northeast of Pyramid of Userkaf.

Pyramid of Userkaf

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Latitude
29.87342° or 29° 52′ 24″ north
Longitude
31.21888° or 31° 13′ 8″ east
Open location code
7GXHV6F9+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98441708
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
351937
Wiki­data ID
Q1570082

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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”
  • 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”
  • 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”
  • Korean: “우세르카프의 피라미드”
  • Macedonian: “Усеркафова пирамида”
  • Persian: “هرم اوسرکاف”
  • Polish: “Piramida Userkafa”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Userkaf”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Userquerés”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Усеркафа”
  • Slovak: “Veserkafova pyramída”
  • Slovenian: “Userkafova piramida”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Userkaf”
  • Swedish: “Userkafs pyramid”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดแห่งเวเซร์คาเอฟ”
  • Turkish: “Userkaf Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Усеркафа”
  • Urdu: “ہرم اوسرکاف”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Userkaf”

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