Kerdasa
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 138,000 residents
- Description: place in Giza, Egypt
- Also known as: “Kerdasah”, “Kirdâsa”, “Kirdasah”, and “Kirdāsah, Kirdasah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid of Djedefre.
Pyramid of Djedefre
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
The pyramid of Djedefre is Egypt's northernmost pyramid. Believed to have been built by Djedefre, son and successor to king Khufu, it consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt. Excavation report on the pyramid complex was published in 2011. Pyramid of Djedefre is situated 3½ km west of Kerdasa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu Rawash.
Abu Rawash
Locality
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
Abu Rawash, 8 kilometres north of Giza, is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid, also known as the lost pyramid – the mostly ruined Pyramid of Djedefre, the son and successor of Khufu. Abu Rawash is situated 3½ km west of Kerdasa.
Kerdasa
- Categories: markas of Egypt and locality
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0316° or 30° 1′ 54″ northLongitude
31.1119° or 31° 6′ 43″ eastPopulation
138,000Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8G2H24J6+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 768553290OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
353492Wikidata ID
Q4165253
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Kerdasa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كرداسة”
- Arabic: “كرداسه”
- Arabic: “مركز كرداسه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كرداسه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز كرداسه”
- Esperanto: “Kirdasa”
- French: “Kirdasah”
- German: “Kerdasa”
- German: “Kirdasah”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kerdasa”
- Norwegian: “Kerdasa”
- Polish: “Kirdasa”
- Russian: “Кирдаса”
- Spanish: “Kirdāsah”
- Swedish: “Kerdasa”
- Urdu: “کرداسہ”
- Uzbek: “Kerdasa”
- Zulu: “Kerdasa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kerdasa City and Nahia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seasons Country Club and City View Mosque.
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