Pyramid of Hawara

Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by King Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty, between the 19th and 18th centuries BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: necropolis in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Hawara” and “Pyramid of Hawâra, Pyramid of Hawara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bahr Yussef.

River
Photo: مصطفي ابوبكر, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a canal which connects the Nile River with in . In ancient times it was called Tomis by the Greeks, which was derived from its Egyptian name Tm.t. is situated 4 km southeast of Pyramid of Hawara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fayum and Abgig.

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Faiyum is a city located geographically in Lower Egypt but culturally and politically in Upper Egypt, 100 kilometres southwest of . In the , it is the capital of the modern .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Pyramid of Hawara.

Pyramid of Hawara

Latitude
29.27418° or 29° 16′ 27″ north
Longitude
30.89886° or 30° 53′ 56″ east
Open location code
7GXG7VFX+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89036022
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q26237
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pyramid of Hawara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم حوارة”
  • Arabic: “هوارة المقطع”
  • Basque: “Hawara”
  • Catalan: “Hawara al-Makta”
  • Catalan: “Hawara”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide d’Amenemhet III”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of Hawara”
  • Chinese: “哈瓦拉”
  • Dutch: “Hawara”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوارة المقطع”
  • Finnish: “Hawara”
  • Finnish: “Musta pyramidi”
  • French: “Hawara”
  • French: “pyramide de Hawara”
  • French: “Pyramide de Hawara”
  • German: “Hawara Pyramide”
  • German: “Hawara”
  • German: “Hawāra”
  • German: “Pyramide von Hawāra”
  • Greek: “Χαουάρα”
  • Hungarian: “Hawara piramis”
  • Italian: “Hawara”
  • Japanese: “ハワーラのピラミッド”
  • Persian: “هواره المقطع”
  • Polish: “Hawara”
  • Portuguese: “Hauara”
  • Portuguese: “Hawara”
  • Russian: “Хавара”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Havara”
  • Sinhala: “හවාරා”
  • Slovak: “Pyramída Amenemheta III. v Hawáre”
  • Slovenian: “Havara”
  • Spanish: “Hawara”
  • Swahili: “Hawara”
  • Swedish: “Hawara”
  • Ukrainian: “Хавара”
  • Urdu: “ہوارہ مقطع”
  • Vietnamese: “Hawara”

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