Kafr Kaabish
Kafr Kaabish is a neighborhood in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Kafr Kaabish is situated nearby to the neighborhood First, as well as near Al Sherouq Buildings.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid of Kheops and Great Sphinx of Giza.
Pyramid of Kheops
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Pyramid of Kheops is situated 3½ km southwest of Kafr Kaabish.
Great Sphinx of Giza
Work of art
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. Great Sphinx of Giza is situated 3½ km southwest of Kafr Kaabish.
Sphinx Stele
Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, during the 18th Dynasty. Sphinx Stele is situated 3½ km southwest of Kafr Kaabish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Kerdasa.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km south of Kafr Kaabish.
Kerdasa
Village
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. Kerdasa is situated 5 km northwest of Kafr Kaabish.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Kafr Kaabish
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00361° or 30° 0′ 13″ northLongitude
31.1574° or 31° 9′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G2H2534+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 718977442OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Kafr Kaabish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفر كعبيش”
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