Al Ḩarrānīyah

Places of Interest

Pyramid of Kheops

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. Pyramid of Kheops is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Ḩarrānīyah.

Khafra

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The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group. It is the only pyramid out of the three that still has cladding at the top. Khafra is situated 3½ km west of Al Ḩarrānīyah.

Great Sphinx

Work of art

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The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining 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. Great Sphinx is situated 3 km west of Al Ḩarrānīyah.

Places in the Area

Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi

Neighborhood

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Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood.

Giza

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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.

Ma’adi

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Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of Cairo, south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.

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