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 necropolis, , northwest of the ruins of .
Wikipedia
Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 61 metres (200 feet)
  • …stands 0.1 metres (0.33 feet) tall
  • Description: Archeological site in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Al Haram al Mudarraj”
    “El-Haram el- Mudarrag”
    “Pyramid of Zoser”
    “Saqqara Pyramid”
    “Step Maṣṭaba”
    “Step Pyramid”
    “Step Pyramid of Djoser”
    “Step Pyramid of Zôser”
    “Zôser”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Unas.
Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name given to an archaeological…
Roweromaniak, CC BY-SA 2.5 pl.
The is the funerary monument built for… is situated 370 metres southwest of Pyramid of Djoser.
Neithsabes, Public domain.
The pyramid complex of Userkaf was built for the… is situated 330 metres northeast of Pyramid of Djoser.

Places in the Area

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

Pyramid of Djoser

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
29.87122° or 29° 52′ 16″ north
Longitude
31.21657° or 31° 12′ 60″ east
Open location code
7GXHV6C8+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33909574
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
352051
Wiki­data ID
Q192418

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Waray—“Pyramid of Djoser” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Piramide van Djoser”
  • Arabic: “هرم تيتي”
  • Arabic: “هرم زوسر المدرج”
  • Arabic: “هرم زوسر”
  • Arabic: “هرم سقارة المدرج”
  • Arabic: “هرم سقارة”
  • Arabic: “هرم سقاره”
  • Armenian: “Ջոսերի բուրգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Coser ehramı”
  • Basque: “Sakkarako piramide mailakatua”
  • Basque: “Saqqarako Piramide Mailakatua”
  • Belarusian: “Піраміда Джосера”
  • Breton: “Piramidenn Djoser”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Джосер”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамидата на Джосер”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Djoser”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide escalonada de Djoser”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide esglaonada de Djoser”
  • Cebuano: “Step Pyramid of Zoser”
  • Chinese: “左塞尔金字塔”
  • Chinese: “左塞爾金字塔”
  • Chinese: “左沙金字塔”
  • Chinese: “阶梯金字塔 Djoser Pyramid”
  • Chinese: “阶梯金字塔”
  • Chinese: “階梯金字塔”
  • Croatian: “Džoserova piramida”
  • Croatian: “Džozerova piramida”
  • Croatian: “Stepenasta piramida”
  • Czech: “Džoserova pyramida”
  • Czech: “pyramida v Sakkáře”
  • Czech: “stupňovitá pyramida”
  • Danish: “Djoserpyramiden”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Djoser”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Djozer”
  • Dutch: “Trappenpiramide van Djoser”
  • Dutch: “Trappenpiramide van Djozer”
  • Dutch: “Trappenpiramide van Sakkara”
  • Dutch: “Trappiramide van Djoser”
  • Dutch: “Trappiramide van Djozer”
  • Dutch: “Trappiramide van Sakkara”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم سقاره المدرج”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de Ĝoser”
  • Estonian: “Džoseri püramiid”
  • Finnish: “Sakkaran porraspyramidi”
  • Finnish: “Saqqaran porraspyramidi”
  • French: “Complexe de Djéser”
  • French: “Complexe funéraire de Djéser”
  • French: “Pyramide à degrés de Djéser”
  • French: “Pyramide de Djéser”
  • Galician: “Pirámide de Zoser”
  • Galician: “Pirámide escalonada”
  • Galician: “Pirámide graduada de Zoser”
  • Georgian: “ჯოსერის პირამიდა”
  • German: “Djoser-Bezirk”
  • German: “Djoser-Pyramide”
  • German: “Netjerichet-Pyramide”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Ζοζέρ”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Ντζόσερ”
  • Hebrew: “הפירמידה של ג’וסר”
  • Hebrew: “הפירמידה של צ’וסר”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsószer piramis”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida bertingkat”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Djeser”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Djoser”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Zoser”
  • Irish: “Pirimidí Shacára”
  • Italian: “complesso funerario di Djoser”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Djoser”
  • Japanese: “サッカラのピラミッド”
  • Japanese: “サッカラの階段ピラミッド”
  • Japanese: “ジェゼル王のピラミッド”
  • Kashmiri: “جوسر سُنٛد اہرام”
  • Korean: “조세르의 피라미드”
  • Lithuanian: “Džoserio piramidė”
  • Macedonian: “Џосерова пирамида”
  • Malagasy: “Piramidan’i Djoser”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Djoserpyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Djoserpyramiden”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Piramida de Djòser”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Piramida graduada”
  • Persian: “هرم جوزر”
  • Persian: “هرم جوسر”
  • Polish: “Piramida Dżesera (schodkowa)”
  • Polish: “Piramida Dżesera”
  • Polish: “Piramida Dżosera”
  • Polish: “Piramida Schodkowa Dżosera”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Djoser”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Zoser”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide escalonada de Zoser”
  • Romanian: “Piramida in trepte”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Djoser”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Джосера”
  • Russian: “Ступенчатая пирамида”
  • Serbian: “Džoserova piramida”
  • Serbian: “Џозерова пирамида”
  • Serbian: “Џосерова пирамида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Djoserova piramida”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džoserova piramida”
  • Slovak: “Džoserova pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Lepsius XXXII”
  • Slovak: “Lepsius XXXIII”
  • Slovak: “Lepsius XXXIV”
  • Slovak: “Necerichetova pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Stupňovitá pyramída v Sakkáre”
  • Slovenian: “Džoserjeva piramida”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Zoser”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide escalonada de Dyeser”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide escalonada de Saqqara”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide escalonada de Zoser”
  • Swedish: “Djosers trappstegspyramid”
  • Tagalog: “Djoser Pyramid”
  • Tagalog: “Djoser’s Pyramid”
  • Tagalog: “Djoser’s Step Pyramid”
  • Tagalog: “First pyramid”
  • Tagalog: “Piramid ni Djoser”
  • Tagalog: “Piramid ni Zoser”
  • Tagalog: “Piramide ni Djoser”
  • Tagalog: “Piramide ni Zoser”
  • Tagalog: “Pyramid of Djoser”
  • Tagalog: “Tagilo ni Djoser”
  • Tagalog: “Tagilo ni Zoser”
  • Tagalog: “Unang piramid”
  • Tagalog: “Unang piramide”
  • Tagalog: “Unang tagilo”
  • Tamil: “ஜோசெர் பிரமிடு”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดโจเซอร์”
  • Turkish: “Adım piramiti”
  • Turkish: “Basamaklı piramit”
  • Turkish: “Zoser Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Джосера”
  • Urdu: “ہرم جوسر”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Djoser”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Piramide han Djoser”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Temple of the Sun and Abu Sir.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Gate and The Tomb Of Maya.

Egypt: Highlights

Learn more about Cairo and Alexandria.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.