Abu Girab

Abu Girab is a locality in , . Abu Girab is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sun Temple of Userkaf and Sun Temple of Niuserre.

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The was an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to the sun god Ra built by Pharaoh Userkaf, the founder of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, at the beginning of the 25th century BCE.

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The is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Sahure of the Fifth Dynasty in the late 26th to 25th century BC. This initiated a period of pyramid building by Sahure's successors in , on a location earlier used by Userkaf for his sun temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Al-Hawamidyah.

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
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.

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 7 km east of Abu Girab.

Village
is a village in the 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. is situated 7 km northeast of Abu Girab.

Abu Girab

Latitude
29.90309° or 29° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
31.19818° or 31° 11′ 54″ east
Open location code
7GXHW53X+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768774566
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Abu Girab” goes by many names.

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