White Pyramid

The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at , , and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: smooth-sided pyramid
  • Also known as: “Pyramid of Amenemhat II”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Pyramid and Pyramid of Senusret III.

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The , also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. It is the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of and at . is situated 1½ km west of White Pyramid.

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The is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at and built for pharaoh Senusret III of the 12th Dynasty. The pyramid is the northernmost among those of Dahshur, and stands around 1.5 km northeast of Sneferu's . is situated 1½ km north of White Pyramid.

Tomb
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The was built by King Amenemhat III during the late Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original 11 pyramids at in . is situated 1½ km south of White Pyramid.

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.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of White Pyramid.

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is an archaeological locality some 10 km to the south of and therefore 35 km south of the Egyptian capital . Travellers from Cairo will often combine a visit to with a visit to Saqqara on the same day.

White Pyramid

Latitude
29.80572° or 29° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
31.22328° or 31° 13′ 24″ east
Open location code
7GXHR64F+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73176950
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q275666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“White Pyramid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الهرم الأبيض”
  • Catalan: “piràmide blanca”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide blanca”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Amenemhat II”
  • Dutch: “White Pyramid”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الهرم الابيض”
  • Esperanto: “Blanka Piramido”
  • French: “Pyramide blanche”
  • French: “pyramide d’Amenemhat II”
  • French: “Pyramide d’Amenemhat II”
  • German: “Amenemhet-II.-Pyramide”
  • Hebrew: “הפירמידה הלבנה”
  • Italian: “complesso piramidale di Amenemhat II”
  • Italian: “piramide Bianca”
  • Italian: “piramide di Amenemhat II”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Amenemhat II”
  • Macedonian: “Бела пирамида”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den hvite pyramide”
  • Norwegian: “Den hvite pyramide”
  • Polish: “Piramida Amenemhata II”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide Branca”
  • Russian: “Белая пирамида”
  • Slovak: “Biela pyramída”
  • Slovenian: “Bela piramida”
  • Slovenian: “Bela Piramida”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Amenemhat II”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Amenemhat II”
  • Swedish: “Vita pyramiden”
  • Thai: “พีระมิดขาว”
  • Turkish: “Beyaz Piramit”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Trắng”

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