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Menkaura

The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the , located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Menkaure’s Pyramid”, “Pyramid of Menkaure”, and “Third Pyramid”
  • Address: Giza
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giza Pyramids and Pyramid of Kheops.

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The Giza pyramid complex in is home to the , the , and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the . is situated 360 metres southwest of Menkaura.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. is situated 1 km northeast of Menkaura.

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The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian , 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. is situated 450 metres northeast of Menkaura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Kerdasa.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
is a markaz in Giza Governorate, . It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. is situated 7 km north of Menkaura.

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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 , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

Menkaura

Latitude
29.97251° or 29° 58′ 21″ north
Longitude
31.12826° or 31° 7′ 42″ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Height
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
7GXHX4FH+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4420398
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Geo­Names ID
6301906
Wiki­data ID
Q238623
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Menkaura” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم الملك منكاروع”
  • Arabic: “هرم منقرع”
  • Arabic: “هرم منكاورع”
  • Armenian: “Միկերինի բուրգ”
  • Armenian: “Միկերինոսի բուրգ”
  • Basque: “Mizerinoren piramidea”
  • Belarusian: “Піраміда Мікерына”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Менкаура”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Микерин”
  • Catalan: “Menkaure”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Menkara”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Menkaura”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Menkaure”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Menkure”
  • Catalan: “piràmide de Micerí”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Micerí”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Micerinos”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Micerinus”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Mikerinos”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Mykerinos”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of Menkaure”
  • Chinese: “孟卡拉金字塔”
  • Chinese: “門卡拉金字塔”
  • Czech: “Menkaureova pyramida”
  • Dhivehi: “މެންކޫރީ ޕިރަމިޑް”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Menkaoera”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Mycerinus”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Mykerinos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم منقرع”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم منكاورع”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de Menkaure”
  • Finnish: “Menkauren pyramidi”
  • Finnish: “Mykerinoksen pyramidi”
  • French: “Mykérinos”
  • French: “Pyramide de Mykerinos”
  • French: “pyramide de Mykérinos”
  • French: “Pyramide de Mykérinos”
  • German: “Menkaure-Pyramide”
  • German: “Mykerinos-Pyramide”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Μυκερίνου”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת מנכאורע”
  • Hindi: “मेंकौरे का पिरामिड”
  • Hindi: “मेनकायर का पिरामिड”
  • Hungarian: “Menkauré-piramis”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Menkaure”
  • Italian: “piramide di Micerino”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Micerino”
  • Japanese: “メンカウラー王のピラミッド”
  • Korean: “멘카우레의 피라미드”
  • Lithuanian: “Mikerino piramidė”
  • Macedonian: “Микеринова пирамида”
  • Northern Luri: “هرم منکو رع”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Menkaurapyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Menkaurapyramiden”
  • Persian: “هرم منکور”
  • Persian: “هرم منکورع”
  • Persian: “هرم میسرینوس”
  • Polish: “Piramida Mykerinosa”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Miquerinos”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Menkaura”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Mikerinos”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Менкаура”
  • Russian: “пирамида Микерина”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Микерина”
  • Serbian: “Mikerinova piramida”
  • Serbian: “Микеринова пирамида”
  • Slovak: “Menkaureho pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Menkaureova pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Mikerínova pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Mykerínova pyramída”
  • Slovenian: “Menkaurova piramida”
  • Slovenian: “Mikerinova piramida”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Menkaura”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Menkaura”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Micerino”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Micerino”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Micerinos”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Micerinos”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Mikerinos”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Mikerinos”
  • Swedish: “Menkauras pyramid”
  • Swedish: “Mykerinos pyramid”
  • Swedish: “Mykerinospyramiden”
  • Tamil: “மென்கௌரே பிரமிடு”
  • Tatar: “Менкаур пирамидасы”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดเมนคาวเร”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดเมนคีเร”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดเมนคูเร”
  • Turkish: “Mikerinos Piramidi”
  • Turkish: “Mikerinos Piramiti”
  • Ukrainian: “піраміда Мікерина”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Мікерина”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Мікеріна”
  • Urdu: “ہرم منقرع”
  • Uzbek: “Menkaura piramidasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Menkaure”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Mykerinos”

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