Pyramid of Merenre
The Pyramid of Merenre was constructed for Merenre Nemtyemsaf I during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt at Saqqara 450 metres to the south-west of the pyramid of Pepi I and a similar distance to the Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wannabe Egyptologist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Pyramid
- Description: smooth-sided pyramid
- Also known as: “Pyramid of Merenrē” and “pyramid of Pharaoh Merenre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi and Pyramid of Pepi I.
Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pyramid of Djedkare Isesi is a late 25th to mid 24th century BC pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Djedkare Isesi. The pyramid is referred to as Haram el-Shawaf by locals. Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi is situated 530 metres east of Pyramid of Merenre.
Pyramid of Pepi I
Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pyramid of Pepi I is the pyramid complex built for the Egyptian pharaoh Pepi I of the Sixth Dynasty in the 24th or 23rd century BC. The complex gave its name to the capital city of Egypt, Memphis. Pyramid of Pepi I is situated 550 metres northeast of Pyramid of Merenre.
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 3½ km east of Pyramid of Merenre.
Badrashin
Village
Badrashin is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Badrashin County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, Men-nefer. Badrashin is situated 6 km east of Pyramid of Merenre.
Pyramid of Merenre
- Categories: smooth-sided pyramid, Egyptian pyramids, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of Merenre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هرم مرن رع الأول”
- Catalan: “Piràmide de Merenre I”
- Cebuano: “Pyramid of Merenra”
- Dutch: “Piramide van Merenre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هرم مرن رع الاول”
- French: “pyramide de Mérenrê Ier”
- French: “Pyramide de Mérenrê Ier”
- German: “Merenre-Pyramide”
- Hungarian: “Merenré-piramis”
- Macedonian: “Меренрева пирамида”
- Polish: “Piramida Merenre I”
- Russian: “Пирамида Меренра I”
- Slovak: “Merenreho pyramída”
- Spanish: “Piramide de Merenra I”
- Spanish: “Pirámide de Merenra I”
- Swedish: “Merenras pyramid”
- Thai: “พีระมิดเมเรนเร”
- Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Merenre”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pyramid of Merenre”. Photo: Wannabe Egyptologist, CC BY-SA 3.0.