Bubasteum
The Bubasteum or Bubasteion was a Ptolemaic and Roman temple complex dedicated to Bastet in the cliff face of the desert boundary of Saqqara. In Arabic the place is called Abwab el-Qotat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Greudin, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ptolemaic and Roman temple complex in Saqqara, Egypt
- Also known as: “Bubasteion”, “Bubasteion of Sakkara”, and “Bubasteion of Saqqara”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Teti.
Abusir
Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of Saqqara. About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Abusir is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Pyramid of Teti
Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at Saqqara in Egypt which belonged to Teti, founder of the sixth dynasty of Egypt. Pyramid of Teti is situated 280 metres northwest of Bubasteum.
Pyramid of Djoser
The pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. Pyramid of Djoser is situated 760 metres west of Bubasteum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.
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 3½ km southeast of Bubasteum.
Al-Hawamidyah
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. Al-Hawamidyah is situated 4½ km northeast of Bubasteum.
Bubasteum
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.87353° or 29° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
31.22398° or 31° 13′ 26″ eastOpen location code
7GXHV6FF+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7806184885OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q997397
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Bubasteum” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Βουβαστειών”
- French: “Bubasteion de Saqqarah”
- German: “Bubasteion”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bubasteion”
- Spanish: “Bubasteion”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bubasteum”. Photo: Greudin, Public domain.