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Abusir
Sign in to saveAbusir ( ; Egyptian pr wsjr; '''', "the resting place of Osiris"; ) is the name given to an ancient Egyptian archaeological pyramid complex comprising the ruins of four kings' pyramids dating to the Old Kingdom period, and is part of the Pyramid Fields of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Abusir
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- Abusir in 2006
- Ancient site.map_type
- Northern Egypt
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- 220px
- Ancient site.location
- Egypt
- Ancient site.region
- Giza Governorate
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Necropolis
- Major pyramids
- Smaller pyramids
- Mastabas of courtiers
- Abusir South
- Saite-Persian cemetery
- A temple
- Site looting during 2011 protests
- Climate
- External links
- See also
- References
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Abusir ( ; Egyptian pr wsjr; '''', "the resting place of Osiris"; ) is the name given to an ancient Egyptian archaeological pyramid complex comprising the ruins of four kings' pyramids dating to the Old Kingdom period, and is part of the Pyramid Fields of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The pyramid complex is named after the neighbouring village of Abusir, in the markaz (county) of Badrashin, Giza. The Abusir pyramid complex is located on the Western Desert plateau at the edge of the cultivated plain, with the Giza Pyramids to its north, and Saqqara to its south, and served as one of the main elite cemeteries for the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis. Several other villages in northern and southern Egypt are named Abusir or Busiri.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abusir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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