Pyramid of Ameny Qemau

The pyramid of Ameny Qemau is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in southern Dahshur. It was constructed for Ameny Qemau, an obscure king of the 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bent Pyramid and Black Pyramid.

Bent Pyramid

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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. Bent Pyramid is situated 1½ km northwest of Pyramid of Ameny Qemau.

Black Pyramid

Tomb

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The Black Pyramid 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 Dahshur in Egypt. Black Pyramid is situated 1 km north of Pyramid of Ameny Qemau.

Northern Mazghuna pyramid

Archaeological site

The northern Mazghuna pyramid is the funerary monument built for an undetermined Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th or 13th Dynasty in Mazghuna, 5 km south of Dahshur. Northern Mazghuna pyramid is situated 1½ km south of Pyramid of Ameny Qemau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dahshur and Saqqara.

Dahshur

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

Saqqara

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Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo 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.