North Africa
Egypt
Faiyum Governorate

Pyramid of El Lahun

The pyramid of Senusret II is the funerary monument at built for the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret II of the Twelfth Dynasty in the early 19th century BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Egyptian pyramid
  • Also known as: “Haram al Lāhūn”, “Illahun”, “Pyramid of Illahūn”, “Pyramid of Senusret II”, and “Sesostris II Pyramid”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Lahun.

Village
Photo: Markh, Public domain.
(Arabic: اللاهون El Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun, is a town and pyramid complex in , founded by Senusret II. is situated 3 km south of Pyramid of El Lahun.

Pyramid of El Lahun

Latitude
29.23618° or 29° 14′ 10″ north
Longitude
30.97074° or 30° 58′ 15″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
7GXG6XPC+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89036414
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
353349
Wiki­data ID
Q1698602
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of El Lahun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم اللاهون”
  • Arabic: “هرم اللهون”
  • Azerbaijani: “Senusret II piramidası”
  • Catalan: “piràmide de Lahun”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Lahun”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of El Lahun”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Senoeseret II”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم اللاهون”
  • Finnish: “Al-Lahunin pyramidi”
  • French: “pyramide de Sésostris II”
  • French: “Pyramide de Sésostris II”
  • German: “Sesostris-II.-Pyramide”
  • Hungarian: “II. Szenuszert piramisa”
  • Japanese: “ラフーンのピラミッド”
  • Polish: “Piramida Senusereta II”
  • Slovak: “Pyramída Senusreta II.”
  • Slovenian: “Piramida Senusreta II.”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Senusret II”
  • Swedish: “Pyramiden i El-Lahun”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Senusret II”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 El Lahun”. Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.