Mastabat Faraun

Mastabat Faraun is a cemetery in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Mastabat Faraun is situated nearby to Mastabat al-Fir’aun, as well as near the archaeological site South Saqqara.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mastabat al-Fir’aun and Pyramid of Pepi II.

Mastabat al-Fir’aun

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The Mastabat al-Fir'aun is the grave monument of the ancient Egyptian king Shepseskaf, the last king of the Fourth Dynasty documented to date. It is located in South Saqqara halfway between the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and the pyramids of Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, at Dahshur. Mastabat al-Fir’aun is situated 420 metres north of Mastabat Faraun.

Pyramid of Pepi II

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The Pyramid of Pepi II was the tomb of King Pepi II, located in southern Saqqara, to the northwest of the Mastabat al-Fir'aun. It was the final full pyramid complex to be built in Ancient Egypt. Pyramid of Pepi II is situated 600 metres north of Mastabat Faraun.

Pyramid of Khendjer

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The pyramid of Khendjer was a pyramid built for the burial of the 13th dynasty pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt c. 1760 BC during the Second Intermediate Period. Pyramid of Khendjer is situated 1 km east of Mastabat Faraun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.

Saqqara

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

Mit Rahinah

Village

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Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Mastabat Faraun.

Badrashin

Village

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Badrashin is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Badrashin County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, Men-nefer. Badrashin is situated 6 km east of Mastabat Faraun.

Mastabat Faraun

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Mastabat Fara‘ûn, Mastabat Faraun, Mastabat Firawn”
Category: burial
Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

29.83516° or 29° 50′ 7″ north

Longitude

31.21542° or 31° 12′ 56″ east

Open location code

7GXHR6P8+35

OpenStreetMap ID

node 768774649

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hungarian—“Mastabat Faraun” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مصطبة الفرعون”
French: “Mastabat Faraun”
German: “Mastabat Faraun”
Hungarian: “Faraun Masttaba”

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