Ahrāmāt Dahshūr

Ahrāmāt Dahshūr is a pyramid in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Ahrāmāt Dahshūr is situated nearby to Red Pyramid, as well as near the village Mit Rahinah.

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Type: Pyramid
Description: building in Egypt
Also known as: “Ahramat Dahshur” and “Dashur Pyramids”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid.

Red Pyramid

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. It is the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of Khufu and Khafre at Giza. Red Pyramid is situated 1 km northwest of Ahrāmāt Dahshūr.

Bent Pyramid

Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.

The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. Bent Pyramid is situated 1½ km south of Ahrāmāt Dahshūr.

White Pyramid

Ruins

The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, Egypt, and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone. White Pyramid is situated 1 km east of Ahrāmāt Dahshūr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Dahshur.

Saqqara

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.