Mīt Qādūs

Mīt Qādūs is a locality in , . Mīt Qādūs is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyramid of Neferirkare and Pyramid of Sahure.

Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the tallest, highest-situated structure in the necropolis – located between Giza and – over which it still towers. is situated 4 km southwest of Mīt Qādūs.

Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Sahure of the Fifth Dynasty in the late 26th to 25th century BC. This initiated a period of pyramid building by Sahure's successors in , on a location earlier used by Userkaf for his sun temple. is situated 3½ km southwest of Mīt Qādūs.

Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty in the mid-25th-century BC. During his reign, Nyuserre had the unfinished monuments of his father, Neferirkare Kakai, mother, Khentkaus II, and brother, Neferefre, completed, before commencing work on his personal pyramid complex. is situated 3½ km southwest of Mīt Qādūs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tummwah and Al-Hawamidyah.

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mīt Qādūs.

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 4 km southeast of Mīt Qādūs.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and . is situated 5 km northeast of Mīt Qādūs.

Mīt Qādūs

Latitude
29.91667° or 29° 55′ north
Longitude
31.23333° or 31° 14′ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
7GXHW68M+M8
Geo­Names ID
352135
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