Kafrat al Jabal
Kafrat al Jabal is a locality in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Kafrat al Jabal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi, as well as near the locality Nazlat al Baţrān.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Sphinx of Giza and Sphinx Stele.
Great Sphinx of Giza
Work of art
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.
Sphinx Stele
Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, during the 18th Dynasty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Giza.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood.
Giza
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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Kerdasa
Village
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. Kerdasa is situated 8 km northwest of Kafrat al Jabal.
Kafrat al Jabal
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kafret el-Gabal”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.96667° or 29° 58′ northLongitude
31.15° or 31° 9′ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
7GXHX582+M2GeoNames ID
354408
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Localities in the Area
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