Lisht
Lisht or el-Lisht is an Egyptian village located south of Cairo. It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I and Senusret I.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Al-Lisht”, “El-lisjt”, “El-Lištas”, “Idži-Tavi”, “Idži-Tavis”, “Iti-taui”, “Ititavis”, “Itj-taui”, “Itj-tawi”, “Itjtawi”, “Itytawi”, “Itžtavis”, “Lischt”, “אל־לישת”, and “اللشت، الجيزة”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pyramid of Amenemhat I and Pyramid of Senusret I.
Pyramid of Amenemhat I
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.Pyramid of Senusret I
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Lisht
- Categories: village, necropolis, archaeological site, and village in Egypt
- Location: Giza Governorate, Lower Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.5667° or 29° 34′ north
Longitude
31.2333° or 31° 14′ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7GXHH68M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Lisht” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lisjt”
- Arabic: “اللشت”
- Armenian: “Լիշտ”
- Basque: “El Lisht”
- Catalan: “Lisht”
- Cebuano: “Al Lisht”
- Czech: “Lišt”
- Dutch: “El-Lisht”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اللشت”
- French: “Licht”
- German: “El-Lischt”
- German: “Pyramidenkomplex von el-Lischt”
- Greek: “Λιστ”
- Hebrew: “לישת”
- Italian: “El-Lisht”
- Japanese: “イティ・タウィ”
- Lithuanian: “Lištas”
- Persian: “اللشت”
- Polish: “Al-Liszt”
- Portuguese: “Lixte”
- Russian: “Лишт”
- Slovenian: “Lišt”
- South Azerbaijani: “اللشت”
- Spanish: “El Lisht”
- Swahili: “Lisht”
- Swedish: “Lisht”
- Tamil: “லிஸ்டு நகரம்”
- Thai: “อัลลิชต์”
- Urdu: “لشت”
- Vietnamese: “Lisht”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Gomla Village and Al Lasht Village.
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