El Lahun
El Lahun (Arabic: اللاهون El Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun, is a town and pyramid complex in Faiyum, Egypt founded by Senusret II.
Markh, Public domain.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
- Description: village in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as“Al Lāhūn”“Kahun”“Lahun”“لهون”
Places of Interest
Discover Pyramid of El Lahun.
Pyramid of El Lahun
The pyramid of Senusret II is the funerary monument…
3 km north of El Lahun
El Lahun
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Latitude
29.20951° or 29° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
30.97954° or 30° 58′ 46″ east
Open location code
7GXG6X5H+RR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“El Lahun” goes by many names.
اللاهونArabic
لاهونArabic
El LahunBasque
El-LahunCatalan
LahunCatalan
伊拉洪Chinese
拉洪Chinese
拉罕Chinese
El-LahunDutch
لاهونEgyptian Arabic
אל-לחוןHebrew
KáhúnHungarian
El LahunIndonesian
El LahunItalian
エル・ラフンJapanese
काहुनNewari
اللاهونPersian
Al-LahunPolish
El LahunPolish
ИллахунRussian
КахунRussian
ЛахунRussian
Эль-ЛахунRussian
El-LahunSerbo-Croatian
KahunSerbo-Croatian
El-LahunSlovenian
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