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 , the pyramid of El-Kula, the , the pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin, and the .
  • Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Faiyum
  • Also known as
    “Harem Seila”
    “Seila Pyramid”
    “Sêla Pyramid”
    “Sila Pyramid”
    “Silah Pyramid”

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Archaeological site
Fagg El Gamous is an ancient Egyptian cemetery located…
1½ km northwest of Pyramid of Seila
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Latitude
29.38263° or 29° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
31.05356° or 31° 3′ 13″ east
Open location code
7GXH93M3+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Pyramid of Seila” goes by many names.
هرم سيلاArabic
Piràmide de SeilaCatalan
هرم سيلاEgyptian Arabic
Piramida SeiliPolish
Пирамида в СейлеRussian
Seila PiramidiTurkish
Піраміда в СейліUkrainian
ہرم سیلاUrdu

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