Entrance of Serapheum

Entrance of Serapheum is an archaeological site in , . Entrance of Serapheum is situated near the archaeological site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abusir and Serapeum of Saqqara.

Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name given to an archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of . About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital , is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

Archaeological site
Photo: Neithsabes, Public domain.
The was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at . It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi in Coptic.

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The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. The capital during the period of the Old Kingdom was at . is situated 320 metres east of Entrance of Serapheum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.

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is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the capital of 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.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Entrance of Serapheum.

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. is situated 6 km east of Entrance of Serapheum.

Entrance of Serapheum

Latitude
29.87605° or 29° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
31.21004° or 31° 12′ 36″ east
Open location code
7GXHV6G6+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 514612136
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

From Hungarian to Russian—“Entrance of Serapheum” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Szerafeum bejárata”
  • Russian: “Серапиум”

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Highlights: Mastaba of Ti and Philosopher’s Circle.

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