Layer Pyramid
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.Photo: Pottery Fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan.
Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan is situated 1¼ km northwest of Layer Pyramid.
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 4½ km north of Layer Pyramid.
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.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females. Tummwah is situated 10 km east of Layer Pyramid.
Layer Pyramid
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in Egypt
- Categories: step pyramid, Egyptian pyramids, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.93282° or 29° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
31.16126° or 31° 9′ 41″ eastOpen location code
7GXHW5M6+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4884015052OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q740691
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Layer Pyramid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الهرم المدور”
- Arabic: “هرم مدور”
- Azerbaijani: “Xaba ehramı”
- Catalan: “piràmide de Khaba”
- Catalan: “Piràmide de Khaba”
- Chinese: “层级金字塔”
- Czech: “Chabova pyramida”
- Czech: “Kulatá pyramida”
- Czech: “Vrstvená pyramida”
- Dutch: “Trappenpiramide van Chaba”
- Dutch: “Trappenpiramide van Chabai”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الهرم المدور”
- French: “pyramide à tranches”
- French: “Pyramide de Khaba”
- Galician: “Pirámide estratificada”
- German: “Chaba-Pyramide”
- German: “Zawiyat al-Aryan”
- Hungarian: “Réteges piramis”
- Indonesian: “Piramida Berlapis”
- Latin: “Pyramis stratificata”
- Macedonian: “Слојна пирамида”
- Persian: “هرم لایهای”
- Polish: “Piramida Chaba”
- Portuguese: “Pirâmide estratificada”
- Portuguese: “Pirâmide Estratificada”
- Russian: “Слоёная пирамида”
- Slovak: “Vrstvená pyramída”
- Slovenian: “Plastna piramida”
- Spanish: “Piramide estratificada”
- Spanish: “Pirámide estratificada”
- Swedish: “Khabas pyramid”
- Thai: “พีระมิดชั้น”
- Ukrainian: “Шарова піраміда”
- Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Layer”
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