Minshat Dahshur

Minshat Dahshur is a village in , . Minshat Dahshur is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid.

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The is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of , approximately 40 kilometres south of , built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. is situated 3 km west of Minshat Dahshur.

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The , also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. It is the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of and at . is situated 3½ km northwest of Minshat Dahshur.

Ruins
The of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at , , and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dahshur and Saqqara.

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is an archaeological locality some 10 km to the south of and therefore 35 km south of the Egyptian capital . Travellers from Cairo will often combine a visit to with a visit to Saqqara on the same day.

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is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the capital of 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.

Village
Photo: EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Minshat Dahshur.

Minshat Dahshur

Latitude
29.79593° or 29° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.24066° or 31° 14′ 26″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
7GXHQ6WR+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768779115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
352403
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Minshat Dahshur” goes by many names.

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