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  2. Giza pyramid complex - Wikipedia

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    As the pyramids were constructed, the mastabas for lesser royals were constructed around them. Near the pyramid of Khufu, the main cemetery is G 7000, which lies in the East Field located to the east of the main pyramid and next to the Queen's pyramids. These cemeteries around the pyramids were arranged along streets and avenues. [26]

  3. Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. [9] The Pyramid of Khufu is the largest Egyptian pyramid and the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence, despite being the oldest by about 2,000 years ...

  4. Giza Plateau - Wikipedia

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    From north to south: parts of the city of Giza, the Giza Necropolis, and part of the Giza plateau. The Giza Plateau (Arabic: هضبة الجيزة) is a limestone plateau in Giza, Egypt, the site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza pyramid complex, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex.

  5. New research could solve the mystery behind the construction ...

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    More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests. New research could solve the mystery behind ...

  6. List of Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 2 queens pyramids. 6th Pepi I: Pyramid of Pepi I (The beauty of Pepi may endure) South Saqqara 78.75 52.5 107,835 53° 7' 48" Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 5 queens pyramids.

  7. Great Pyramid of Giza - Wikipedia

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    The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.

  8. Newly mapped lost branch of the Nile could help solve long ...

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    A now-extinct stretch of the Nile once flowed near Egypt’s Great Pyramid and likely played a ... “This is the first study to provide the first map of the long-lost ancient branch of the Nile ...

  9. Meidum - Wikipedia

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    The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be just the second pyramid of four built by Sneferu after Djoser's [3] and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab (false pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic.