Pyramid of Teti

The pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at in which belonged to Teti, founder of the sixth dynasty of Egypt.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abusir and Headless Pyramid.

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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.

The , otherwise identified as Lepsius XXIX or Steinpyramide XXIX, is the remain of a pyramid complex built in . The identity of the pyramid owner is unclear, though it is suspected to belong to either pharaoh Menkauhor of the Fifth Dynasty or pharaoh Merikare of the Tenth Dynasty, both of whom are known to have built a pyramid. is situated 120 metres east of Pyramid of Teti.

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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 670 metres southwest of Pyramid of Teti.

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 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Teti.

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 5 km northeast of Pyramid of Teti.

Pyramid of Teti

Latitude
29.87517° or 29° 52′ 31″ north
Longitude
31.22176° or 31° 13′ 18″ east
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of Teti” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم تتى”
  • Arabic: “هرم تتي”
  • Catalan: “piràmide de Teti”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Teti”
  • Chinese: “特提金字塔”
  • Czech: “Tetiho pyramida”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Teti”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم تتى”
  • French: “pyramide de Téti”
  • French: “Pyramide de Téti”
  • German: “Teti-Pyramide”
  • German: “Titi Pyramide”
  • Japanese: “テティ王のピラミッド”
  • Macedonian: “Тетиева пирамида”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tetipyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Tetipyramiden”
  • Polish: “Piramida Tetiego”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Teti”
  • Russian: “пирамида Тети”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Тети”
  • Slovak: “Tetiho pyramída”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Teti”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Teti”
  • Swedish: “Tetis pyramid”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดเตติ”
  • Turkish: “Teti Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Теті”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Teti”

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