Pyramid of Hawara
Pyramid of Hawara is a pyramid in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. Pyramid of Hawara is situated nearby to the river Bahr Yussef.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pyramid
- Description: building in Egypt
- Also known as: “Haram Hawwārah”, “Haram Hawwārat al Maqţa‘”, “Hauwâret El Maqta‘ Pyramid”, “Howara”, “Labyrinth”, “Pyramid of Hauwâra”, “Pyramid of Hawāra”, and “Pyramide de Haouârah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pyramid of Hawara and Bahr Yussef.
Pyramid of Hawara
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Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty, between the 19th and 18th centuries B.C.
Bahr Yussef
River
The Bahr Yussef is a canal which connects the Nile River with Faiyum Oasis in Egypt. In ancient times it was called Tomis by the Greeks, which was derived from its Egyptian name Tm.t. Bahr Yussef is situated 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Hawara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fayum and Abgig.
Fayum
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Faiyum is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 kilometres southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location.
Abgig
Village
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Abgig is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Pyramid of Hawara.
Pyramid of Hawara
- Categories: smooth-sided pyramid, Egyptian pyramids, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Pyramid of Hawara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هرم هوارة”
- Catalan: “piràmide d’Amenemhet III”
- Catalan: “Piràmide d’Amenemhet III”
- Dutch: “Piramide van Hawara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هرم هواره”
- Esperanto: “piramido de Havara”
- Finnish: “Hawaran pyramidi”
- Finnish: “Musta pyramidi”
- French: “Pyramide de Hawara”
- German: “Hawara-Pyramide”
- Indonesian: “Piramida Hawara”
- Japanese: “ハワーラのピラミッド”
- Polish: “Piramida Amenemhata III”
- Russian: “Пирамида в Хаваре”
- Slovak: “Pyramída Amenemheta III. v Hawáre”
- Spanish: “Pirámide de Hawara”
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