North Africa
Egypt
Giza Governorate

Gisr el-Mudir

Gisr el-Mudir, also known as the Great Enclosure, is one of the oldest known stone structures in , located at only a few hundred metres west of the and the . The function of the space is not yet clear.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abusir and Pyramid of Djoser.

Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name given to an archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of . About 35 km south of the Egyptian capital , is the site of a compact pyramid field, with pyramids and funerary temples dating mainly from the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The , sometimes called the Step or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the necropolis, , northwest of the ruins of . is situated 1 km northeast of Gisr el-Mudir.

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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. is situated 730 metres east of Gisr el-Mudir.

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.

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is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Gisr el-Mudir.

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. is situated 7 km northeast of Gisr el-Mudir.

Gisr el-Mudir

Latitude
29.8668° or 29° 52′ 1″ north
Longitude
31.20615° or 31° 12′ 22″ east
Open location code
7GXHV684+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1305898629
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1527638
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Gisr el-Mudir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر المدير”
  • Dutch: “Gisr el-Moedir”
  • Dutch: “Gisr el-Mudir”
  • French: “Gisr el-Mudir”
  • German: “Gisr el-Mudir”
  • German: “Great Enclosure”
  • Indonesian: “Gisr el-Mudir”
  • Polish: “Dżisr al-Mudir”
  • Russian: “Гиср эль-Мудир”

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