Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan

The Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan, also known as Pyramid of Baka, Pyramid of Bakare and Pyramid of Bikheris is the term archaeologists and Egyptologists use to describe a large shaft part of an unfinished pyramid at Zawyet El Aryan in .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: smooth-sided pyramid
  • Also known as: “Pyramid of Baka”, “Pyramid of Bikheris”, and “Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el’Aryan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Layer Pyramid.

Archaeological site
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The is a ruined step pyramid dating to the and located in the necropolis of Zawyet El Aryan. Its ownership is uncertain and may be attributable to pharaoh Khaba. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Giza.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan.

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 , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan

Latitude
29.94012° or 29° 56′ 24″ north
Longitude
31.15156° or 31° 9′ 6″ east
Open location code
7GXHW5R2+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4883938812
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q785696
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم باكا”
  • Arabic: “هرم بكيريس”
  • Arabic: “هرم زاوية العريان الشمالي غير المكتمل”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide inacabada de Zawiet al-Arian”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Baka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم زاوية العريان الشمالى غير المكتمل”
  • French: “Grande excavation”
  • German: “Baka-Pyramide”
  • Hungarian: “Baka-piramis”
  • Japanese: “Zawyet El Aryanの未完成の北のピラミッド”
  • Macedonian: “Бакева пирамида”
  • Slovak: “Nedokončená pyramída”
  • Spanish: “pirámida inacabada de Zawyet el-Aryan”
  • Spanish: “Pirámida inacabada de Zawyet el-Aryan”
  • Turkish: “Baka Piramidi”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Bắc Zawyet El Aryan”

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