Southern South Saqqara pyramid

The Southern South Saqqara Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb which was built during the 13th Dynasty in South , and is renowned for having the most elaborate hypogeum since the late 12th Dynasty pyramids.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Unfinished Pyramid at South Saqqara” and “XLVI; SAK S 6”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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The was a pyramid built for the burial of the 13th dynasty pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt c. 1760 BC during the Second Intermediate Period. is situated 240 metres northeast of Southern South Saqqara pyramid.

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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 halfway between the at Saqqara and the pyramids of Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, at . is situated 1¼ km northwest of Southern South Saqqara pyramid.

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The is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at and built for pharaoh Senusret III of the 12th Dynasty. The pyramid is the northernmost among those of Dahshur, and stands around 1.5 km northeast of Sneferu's . is situated 1¼ km south of Southern South Saqqara pyramid.

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 4 km northeast of Southern South Saqqara pyramid.

Village
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is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in , . County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, . is situated 6 km northeast of Southern South Saqqara pyramid.

Southern South Saqqara pyramid

Latitude
29.83065° or 29° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
31.22241° or 31° 13′ 21″ east
Open location code
7GXHR6JC+7X
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way 1014594115
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Wiki­data ID
Q1694723
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Southern South Saqqara pyramid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم سقارة الجنوبي”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم سقاره الجنوبى”
  • French: “pyramide inachevée de Saqqarah sud”
  • French: “Pyramide inachevée de Saqqarah sud”
  • German: “Süd-Pyramide von Sakkara-Süd”
  • Macedonian: “Јужна пирамида (Јужна Сакара)”
  • Macedonian: “Јужна пирамида”
  • Persian: “هرم جنوبی سقاره”
  • Slovak: “Pyramída v južnej Sakkáre”
  • Turkish: “Sakkara Güney Piramidi”
  • Urdu: “ہرم جنوبی سقارہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Nam Saqqara”

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