Al Kafr al Baḩrī

Al Kafr al Baḩrī is a locality in , . Al Kafr al Baḩrī is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memphis and Abusir.

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is the English name for the present-day site of one of the great ancient capital cities of . Although very little remains to be seen on the surface, features a great sculpture museum, in the Mit Rahina village some 24 km south of the modern Egyptian capital of .

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is the name given to an archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of . About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital , is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

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The , sometimes called the Step or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the necropolis, , northwest of the ruins of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Kafr al Baḩrī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Hawamidyah and Mit Rahinah.

Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population: 73,298 in 1986, 91,770 in 1996, 109,314 in 2006, 149,567 in 2018 and 158,278 in 2023.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Al Kafr al Baḩrī.

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is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the capital of 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.

Al Kafr al Baḩrī

Latitude
29.88333° or 29° 53′ north
Longitude
31.25° or 31° 15′ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
7GXHV7M2+82
Geo­Names ID
360984
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