Pyramid of the Two Angles
Pyramid of the Two Angles is a locality in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Pyramid of the Two Angles is situated nearby to the neighborhood Monsha’et Dahshur, as well as near the village Minshat Dahshur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid.
Bent Pyramid
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu.
Red Pyramid
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The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. It is the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of Khufu and Khafre at Giza. Red Pyramid is situated 3 km north of Pyramid of the Two Angles.
Black Pyramid
Tomb
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The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the late Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original 11 pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Black Pyramid is situated 2½ km east of Pyramid of the Two Angles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dahshur and Saqqara.
Dahshur
Photo: Pentaur, Public domain.
Dahshur is an Egyptian archaeological locality some 10 km to the south of Saqqara and therefore 35 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. Travellers from Cairo will often combine a visit to Dahshur with a visit to Saqqara on the same day.
Saqqara
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
Photo: EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Pyramid of the Two Angles.
Pyramid of the Two Angles
- Type: Locality
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.78334° or 29° 47′ northLongitude
31.20003° or 31° 12′ 0″ eastOpen location code
7GXHQ6M2+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 768779059OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Pyramid of the Two Angles” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هرم الملائكة الإثنين”
- French: “Pyramid of the Two Angles”
- German: “Pyramid of the Two Angles”
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