Sidfa
Sidfa is a town in Egypt. It is located near the city of Abnub in the Asyut Governorate. It was known in antiquity by the Greeks as Hisopis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Layer Pyramid and Pyramid of Sahure.
Layer Pyramid
Archaeological site
Photo: Pottery Fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Layer Pyramid is a ruined step pyramid dating to the 3rd Dynasty of Egypt and located in the necropolis of Zawyet El Aryan. Its ownership is uncertain and may be attributable to king Khaba.
Pyramid of Sahure
Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The pyramid of Sahure is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Sahure of the Fifth Dynasty in the late 26th to 25th century BC. It introduced a period of pyramid building by Sahure's successors in Abusir, on a location earlier used by Userkaf for his sun temple. Pyramid of Sahure is situated 4 km southeast of Sidfa.
Sun Temple of Niuserre
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sun Temple of Niuserre is situated 3 km southeast of Sidfa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Giza.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km northwest of Sidfa.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females. Tummwah is situated 9 km east of Sidfa.
Sidfa
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Egypt
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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