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 Egypt.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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.
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 pharaoh Khaba. Layer Pyramid 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.
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 3½ km north of Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan.
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.
Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan
- Categories: smooth-sided pyramid, white elephant, Egyptian pyramids, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.94012° or 29° 56′ 24″ northLongitude
31.15156° or 31° 9′ 6″ eastOpen location code
7GXHW5R2+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4883938812OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include alsaden stud and mosque.
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