Tomb of Mereruka
Tomb of Mereruka is a building in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Tomb of Mereruka is situated nearby to Pyramid of Teti, as well as near Pyramid of Djoser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Teti.
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 Teti
Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at Saqqara in Egypt which belonged to Teti, founder of the sixth dynasty of Egypt.
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 680 metres southwest of Tomb of Mereruka.
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 Tomb of Mereruka.
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 Tomb of Mereruka.
Tomb of Mereruka
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Mastaba de Mérérouka”, “Mastaba Merûrûka”, and “Maṣṭaba of Meruduka”
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, tomb, and historic site
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.87579° or 29° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
31.2212° or 31° 13′ 16″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
7GXHV6GC+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1247572460OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
352544
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Tomb of Mereruka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مصطبة مريروكا”
- Russian: “Гробница Мерерука”
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