Sun Temple Palace
Sun Temple Palace is a guest house in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Sun Temple Palace is situated nearby to the city gate gate, as well as near Horsy Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Sahure.
Abusir
Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of Saqqara. About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Abusir is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
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 560 metres west of Sun Temple Palace.
Pyramid of Neferirkare
Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The pyramid of Neferirkare is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the tallest, highest-situated structure in the Abusir necropolis – located between Giza and Saqqara – over which it still towers. Pyramid of Neferirkare is situated 750 metres southwest of Sun Temple Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Hawamidyah and Saqqara.
Al-Hawamidyah
Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population: 73,298 in 1986, 91,770 in 1996, 109,314 in 2006, 149,567 in 2018 and 158,278 in 2023. Al-Hawamidyah is situated 6 km east of Sun Temple Palace.
Saqqara
Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.
Mit Rahinah
Village
Photo: EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Sun Temple Palace.
Sun Temple Palace
- Type: Guest house
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.89831° or 29° 53′ 54″ northLongitude
31.20918° or 31° 12′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7GXHV6X5+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13330306801OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=guest_house
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