Dahshur
Sign in to saveDahshur (in English often called Dashur; '''' ) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur () in markaz Badrashin, Giza.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Dahshur
- Ancient site.image
- Dahshur - Red Pyramid - Tourist policemen on camel.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Sneferu's Red Pyramid
- Ancient site.map_type
- Egypt
- Ancient site.location
- Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Ancient site.type
- Necropolis
- Ancient site.builder
- Sneferu
- Ancient site.built
- 2613–2589 BC
- Ancient site.epochs
- Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.part_of
- "Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur" part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (i), (iii), (vi)
Key dates
- Inception
- 2589 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Markaz al Badrashayn
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Dahshur - Red Pyramid - Tourist policemen on camel.JPG
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- Category:Dahshur
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- Ancient Egypt
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Pyramids
- Tombs and cemeteries
- Contemporary history
- Climate
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Dahshur (in English often called Dashur; '''' ) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur () in markaz Badrashin, Giza.
Dahshur is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located on the Western Desert plateau at the edge of the cultivated plain, and along with the pyramid complexes at Saqqara, Abusir, and Giza, to its north, forms the pyramid fields of the ancient capital city of Memphis. It is known chiefly for several pyramids, mainly Sneferu's Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613 to 2589 BC.