Meidum

Also known as English: Meidumius pyramid

Meidum, Maydum or Maidum (, , ) is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially collapsed in ancient times. The area is located around south of modern Cairo.

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Place details

Locality: ميدوم
Region: بنى سويف
Country: مصر
Population: 0

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Egyptian pyramid.name: Meidum Pyramid
Egyptian pyramid.image: 260px|centre
Egyptian pyramid.caption: View of the Meidum Pyramid
Egyptian pyramid.type: Step pyramid
Egyptian pyramid.height: (ruined); would have been or 175 cubits
Egyptian pyramid.base: or 275 cubits
Egyptian pyramid.slope: 51°50'35"
Egyptian pyramid.map_type: Egypt
Egyptian pyramid.map_caption: Location within Egypt

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Population: 15804
Image: Pyramid of sneferu Meidum 01.jpg

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Commons category: Meidum
native label: ميدوم

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Pyramid
Excavations
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==Pyramid== thumb|left|The structure of the pyramid The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be the first of three main pyramids built by Sneferu. It has been argued construction began under the reign of Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and merely continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab (false pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic.