Buried Pyramid

The Step Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished seven-step pyramid constructed c. 2645 BC for Sekhemkhet. He was the second king of the of Ancient Egypt, which reigned over Egypt c. 2686–2613 BC and is usually placed at the beginning of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
Wikipedia
Pottery Fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Egyptian step pyramid
  • Also known as
    “Pyramid of Sekhemkhet”
    “هرم سخم خت”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Unas.
Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name given to an archaeological…
Roweromaniak, CC BY-SA 2.5 pl.
The is the funerary monument built for… is situated 260 metres northeast of Buried Pyramid.
Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The , sometimes called the Step… is situated 630 metres northeast of Buried Pyramid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saqqara and Mit Rahinah.
Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is the name given both to a village…
EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Buried Pyramid.
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. is situated 6 km northeast of Buried Pyramid.

Buried Pyramid

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
29.86615° or 29° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
31.21365° or 31° 12′ 49″ east
Open location code
7GXHV687+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102555364
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q135318

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Buried Pyramid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الهرم المدفون”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sexemxet ehramı”
  • Catalan: “piràmide de Sekhemkhet”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Sekhemkhet”
  • Chinese: “被掩埋的金字塔”
  • Czech: “Pohřbená pyramida”
  • Czech: “Sechemchetova pyramida”
  • Czech: “Sechemchetova stupňovitá pyramida”
  • Dutch: “Funerair complex van Horus Sechemchet”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Sechemchet”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Sekhemkeht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الهرم المدفون”
  • French: “Complexe de Sekhemkhet”
  • French: “Complexe funeraire de Sekhemkhet”
  • French: “Complexe funéraire de Sekhemkhet”
  • French: “complexe funéraire de Sékhemkhet”
  • French: “Pyramide de Sekhemkhet”
  • French: “Pyramide de Sékhemkhet”
  • German: “Djoserteti-Pyramide”
  • German: “Sechemchet-Pyramide”
  • Hungarian: “Eltemetett piramis”
  • Hungarian: “Szehemhet-piramis”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Sekhemkhet”
  • Japanese: “セケムケト王のピラミッド”
  • Macedonian: “Сехемхетова пирамида”
  • Persian: “هرم سخم‌خت”
  • Persian: “هرم مدفون”
  • Polish: “Piramida Sechemcheta”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Sekhemkhet”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Sequenquete”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Tireis”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Sekhemkhet”
  • Russian: “пирамида Сехемхета”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Сехемхета”
  • Serbian: “Sekemketova piramida”
  • Serbian: “Закопана пирамида”
  • Serbian: “Секемкетова пирамида”
  • Slovak: “Pochovaná pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Sechemchetova pyramída”
  • Slovak: “Stratená pyramída”
  • Slovenian: “Pokopana piramida”
  • Spanish: “Complejo funerario de Sejemjet”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Sejemjet”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Sejemjet”
  • Swedish: “Den begravda pyramiden”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดฝัง”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Сехемкета”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Сехемхета”
  • Urdu: “ہرم مدفون”
  • Vietnamese: “kim tự tháp bị chôn vùi”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Sekhemkhet”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Amuntefnahkt Shaft and The Tomb Of Raia.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Tomb Of Maya and The Tomb Of Horemheb.

Egypt: Highlights

Learn more about Cairo and Alexandria.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.