Lisht

Lisht or el-Lisht is an Egyptian village located south of . It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I and Senusret I.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyramid of Amenemhat I and Pyramid of Senusret I.

Ruins
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The is an Egyptian burial structure built at Lisht by the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt, Amenemhat I. This structure returned to the approximate size and form of Old Kingdom pyramids.

Ruins
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The is an Egyptian pyramid built to be the burial place of the Pharaoh Senusret I. The pyramid was built during the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt at el-Lisht, near the pyramid of his father, Amenemhat I.

Lisht

Latitude
29.5667° or 29° 34′ north
Longitude
31.2333° or 31° 14′ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7GXHH68M+M8
Geo­Names ID
360847
Wiki­data ID
Q287779
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Lisht” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Lisjt”
  • Arabic: “اللشت، الجيزة”
  • Arabic: “اللشت”
  • Armenian: “Լիշտ”
  • Basque: “El Lisht”
  • Catalan: “Al-Lisht”
  • Catalan: “Itj-tawi”
  • Catalan: “Itjtawi”
  • Catalan: “Itytawi”
  • Catalan: “Lisht”
  • Cebuano: “Al Lisht”
  • Czech: “Lišt”
  • Dutch: “El-Lisht”
  • Dutch: “El-lisjt”
  • Dutch: “Lisht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اللشت”
  • French: “El-Lisht”
  • French: “Licht”
  • German: “El-Lischt”
  • German: “Iti-taui”
  • German: “Itj-taui”
  • German: “Lischt”
  • German: “Pyramidenkomplex von el-Lischt”
  • Greek: “Λιστ”
  • Hebrew: “אל־לישת”
  • Hebrew: “לישת”
  • Italian: “El-Lisht”
  • Japanese: “イティ・タウィ”
  • Lithuanian: “El-Lištas”
  • Lithuanian: “Idži-Tavi”
  • Lithuanian: “Idži-Tavis”
  • Lithuanian: “Ititavis”
  • Lithuanian: “Itžtavis”
  • Lithuanian: “Lištas”
  • Persian: “اللشت”
  • Polish: “Al-Liszt”
  • Portuguese: “Lixte”
  • Russian: “Лишт”
  • Slovenian: “Lišt”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اللشت”
  • Spanish: “El Lisht”
  • Spanish: “El-Lisht”
  • Swahili: “Lisht”
  • Swedish: “Lisht”
  • Tamil: “லிஸ்டு நகரம்”
  • Thai: “อัลลิชต์”
  • Urdu: “لشت”
  • Vietnamese: “Lisht”

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