Pyramid of Seila
The pyramid of Seila is one of a group of seven small step pyramids which are very similar to one another, along with the Edfu South pyramid, the pyramid of Elephantine, the pyramid of El-Kula, the pyramid of Naqada, the pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin, and the pyramid of Sinki.Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Faiyum
- Also known as: “Harem Seila”, “Seila Pyramid”, “Sêla Pyramid”, “Sila Pyramid”, and “Silah Pyramid”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fag el-Gamous.
Fag el-Gamous
Archaeological site
Fagg El Gamous is an ancient Egyptian cemetery located in the Faiyum Governorate dating from the 1st to the 7th century AD, the period of Roman rule in Egypt. Fag el-Gamous is situated 1½ km northwest of Pyramid of Seila.
Pyramid of Seila
- Categories: step pyramid, Egyptian pyramids, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.38263° or 29° 22′ 58″ northLongitude
31.05356° or 31° 3′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7GXH93M3+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 538770760OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q688720
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Pyramid of Seila” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هرم سيلا”
- Catalan: “Piràmide de Seila”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هرم سيلا”
- French: “Pyramide de Seilah”
- French: “pyramide de Seïlah”
- French: “Pyramide de Seïlah”
- German: “Pyramide von Seila”
- German: “Pyramide von Seilā”
- German: “Pyramide von Sila”
- German: “Pyramide von Silah”
- Polish: “Piramida Seili”
- Russian: “Пирамида в Сейле”
- Spanish: “Piramide de Seila”
- Spanish: “Pirámide de Seila”
- Turkish: “Seila Piramidi”
- Ukrainian: “Піраміда в Сейлі”
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Highlights include Sidi Abdalla and Sidi Saiyid al Shirif.
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