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EGYPT · 2600 BC
Giza Pyramid Complex
أهرامات الجيزة
Memphis was the capital of Egypt’s Old Kingdom, and its burial grounds stretch from Giza to Dahshur, with pyramids, temples, decorated mastabas and tombs cut into the rock. Already in antiquity these pyramid fields were counted among the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Original name
- أهرامات الجيزة
- Country
- Egypt
- Period
- 2600 BC
- Civilisation
- Egyptian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 29.9792° N, 31.1342° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Giza is part of the necropolis of which capital?
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