Grand Egyptian Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum is an archaeological and national museum located about 2 kilometres from the Giza Pyramid Complex, in Giza, Egypt. Dedicated to Ancient Egypt and its culture, society, and artifacts, it is the largest museum in the world for a single civilization.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in the city of al-Giza, Egypt
- Also known as: “GEM”, “Giza Museum”, and “The Grand Egyptian Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pyramid of Kheops and Giza Pyramids.
Pyramid of Kheops
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. Pyramid of Kheops is situated 2 km southeast of Grand Egyptian Museum.
Giza Pyramids
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The Giza pyramid complex in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. Giza Pyramids is situated 2½ km south of Grand Egyptian Museum.
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 2 km southeast of Grand Egyptian Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Kerdasa.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
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Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Grand Egyptian Museum.
Kerdasa
Village
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. Kerdasa is situated 4½ km north of Grand Egyptian Museum.
Abu Rawash
Locality
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
Abu Rawash, 8 kilometres north of Giza, is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid, also known as the lost pyramid – the mostly ruined Pyramid of Djedefre, the son and successor of Khufu. Abu Rawash is situated 6 km northwest of Grand Egyptian Museum.
Grand Egyptian Museum
- Categories: museum building, archaeological museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Grand Egyptian Museum” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Groot Egiptiese Museum”
- Arabic: “المتحف المصري الكبير”
- Armenian: “Մեծ եգիպտական թանգարան”
- Asturian: “Gran Muséu Exipciu”
- Basque: “Egiptoko Museo Handia”
- Belarusian: “Вялікі Егіпецкі музей”
- Belarusian: “Вялікі Эгіпецкі музэй”
- Belarusian: “Музей Гізы”
- Bulgarian: “Големият египетски музей”
- Catalan: “Gran Museu Egipci”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزخانەی گەورەی میسر”
- Chinese: “大埃及博物館”
- Chinese: “大埃及博物馆”
- Czech: “Velké egyptské muzeum”
- Dutch: “Groot Egyptisch Museum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف المصرى الكبير”
- Esperanto: “GEM”
- Esperanto: “Granda Egipta Muzeo”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Giza”
- Finnish: “Suuri egyptiläinen museo”
- French: “Grand Musée égyptien”
- German: “Giza-Museum”
- German: “Grand Egyptian Museum”
- German: “Großes Ägyptisches Museum”
- Greek: “Μεγάλο Αιγυπτιακό Μουσείο”
- Greek: “Μουσείο της Γκίζας”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון המצרי הגדול”
- Hungarian: “Nagy Egyiptomi Múzeum”
- Indonesian: “Museum Besar Mesir”
- Italian: “Grande museo egizio”
- Italian: “Museo di Giza”
- Japanese: “GEM”
- Japanese: “大エジプト博物館”
- Korean: “대이집트 박물관”
- Kurdish: “Muzexaneya Mezin a Misirê”
- Latvian: “Lielais Ēģiptes muzejs”
- Lithuanian: “Didysis Egipto muziejus”
- Luxembourgish: “Al-Giza-Musée”
- Luxembourgish: “Giza-Musée”
- Luxembourgish: “Gizeh-Musée”
- Luxembourgish: “Grand Egyptian Museum”
- Luxembourgish: “Groussen Egyptesche Musée”
- Luxembourgish: “Musée vu Gizeh”
- Luxembourgish: “Musée vun al-Giza”
- Luxembourgish: “Musée vun Al-Giza”
- Malay: “Muzium Besar Mesir”
- Norwegian: “Grand Egyptian Museum”
- Persian: “موزه بزرگ مصر”
- Polish: “Wielkie Muzeum Egipskie”
- Portuguese: “Grande Museu Egípcio”
- Romanian: “Marele Muzeu Egiptean”
- Russian: “Большой Египетский музей”
- Russian: “Музей Гизы”
- Santali: “ᱜᱤᱡᱟ ᱢᱤᱣᱡᱤᱭᱟᱢ”
- Santali: “ᱜᱽᱨᱮᱱᱰ ᱤᱡᱤᱯᱴ ᱢᱤᱣᱡᱤᱭᱟᱢ”
- Santali: “ᱠᱤ.ᱤ.ᱮᱢ”
- Santali: “ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱤᱥᱚᱨᱤᱭᱚ ᱢᱤᱣᱡᱤᱭᱟᱢ”
- Serbian: “GEM”
- Serbian: “Grand Egyptian Museum”
- Serbian: “Veliki egipatski muzej”
- Serbian: “Велики египатски музеј (Гиза)”
- Serbian: “Велики египатски музеј Гиза”
- Serbian: “Велики египатски музеј у Гизи”
- Serbian: “Велики египатски музеј”
- Serbian: “Музеј Гизе”
- Serbian: “المتحف المصري الكبير”
- Slovak: “Veľké egyptské múzeum”
- Slovenian: “Veliki egipčanski muzej”
- Spanish: “Gran Museo Egipcio”
- Swedish: “Grand Egyptian Museum”
- Tamil: “எகிப்தின் பெரிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์แกรนด์อียิปต์”
- Turkish: “Büyük Mısır Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Великий Єгипетський музей”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Гізи”
- Urdu: “عظیم مصری عجائب گھر”
- Uzbek: “Buyuk Misr muzeyi”
- Veps: “Gizan muzei”
- Veps: “Sur‘ egiptalaine muzei”
- Veps: “Sur‘ Egiptan muzei”
- Vietnamese: “Đại bảo tàng Ai Cập”
- “Grand Egyptian Museum”
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