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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Sphinx and Sphinx Stele.
Great Sphinx
Work of art
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a resting 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
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 around 1401 BC, during the 18th Dynasty.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Giza.
Giza
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′ north
Longitude
31.15° or 31° 9′ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
7GXHX582+M2
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