Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.
The Pyramid of Djoser. The Pyramid of Djoser is without doubt the most famous landmark at Saqqara. Comprising six mastabas (flat-roofed tombs synonymous with the First and Second Dynasties) of decreasing size stacked one on top of the other, the pyramid has a unique stepped appearance. Saqqarah, Egypt - Current weather, an hourly forecast for today, tomorrow, detailed 10-day weather forecast and long range monthly outlook. Climate information with charts. Country: Egypt, City: Saqqarah.
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Directed by James Tovell. With Ahmed Zikrey Abdellhak, Ghareeb Ali Mohammed Abushousha, Nabil Eldaleel, Sabry Mohyeldin Farag. After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years, Egyptian archaeologists attempt to decipher the history of the astonishing find. Saqqara Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.
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Memphis
Memphis is the English name for the present-day site of one of the great ancient capital cities of Egypt. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.Saqqarah Gamefools
Abusir
Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality on the desert plateau 10 km south of Giza and 8 km north of Saqqara. Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Djoser, or Step Pyramid, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. Pyramid of Djoser is situated 2½ km northwest of Saqqara. Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a smooth-sided pyramid built in the 24th century BC for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty. Pyramid of Unas is situated 2½ km northwest of Saqqara. Photo: Roweromaniak, CC BY-SA 2.5 pl.Localities in the Area
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El Badrashein
El Badrashein is a city in Giza Governorate, Egypt. El Badrashein is situated 4½ km east of Saqqara.Saqqara
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Categories: necropolis and archaeological site
- Location: Lower Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- Population: 450
- Latitude: 29.8503° or 29° 51' 1.2' north
- Longitude: 31.2283° or 31° 13' 41.8' east
- Elevation: 39 metres (128 feet)
- OpenStreetMap ID: node 331877485
- GeoNames ID: 349608
Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Saqqara
- Arabic: سقارة
- Arabic: سقاره
- Arabic: صقارة، الجيزة
- Armenian: Սակկարա
- Basque: Sakkara
- Basque: Saqqara
- Belarusian: Сакара
- Bosnian: Saqqara
- Catalan: Saqqara
- Cebuano: Şaqqārah
- Chinese: 塞加拉
- Chinese: 撒卡拉
- Chinese: 沙卡拉
- Chinese: 萨卡拉
- Chinese: 薩卡拉
- Croatian: Sakara
- Croatian: Sakkara
- Croatian: Saqqara
- Czech: Sakkára
- Danish: Sakkara
- Dutch: Sakkara
- Dutch: Saqqara
- Egyptian Arabic: سقاره
- English: Saccara
- English: Sakkara
- Esperanto: Sakkara
- Finnish: Sakkara
- Finnish: Saqqara
- French: Nécropole de Saqqara
- French: Nécropole de Saqqarah
- French: Sakkarah
- French: Saqqara
- French: Saqqarah
- Galician: Saqqara
- German: Sakkara
- German: Saqqara
- German: Saqquara
- German: Saqqāra
- Greek: Σακκάρα
- Hebrew: סאקרה
- Hebrew: סקארה
- Hungarian: Szakkara
- Icelandic: Sakkara
- Indonesian: Saqqara
- Irish: Sacára
- Italian: Sakkara
- Italian: Saqqara
- Italian: Saqqarah
- Japanese: サッカラ
- Korean: 사카라
- Latin: Necropolis Saqqāra
- Latvian: Sakāra
- Lithuanian: Sakara
- Macedonian: Сакара
- Malayalam: സക്കാറ
- Norwegian: Saqqara
- Norwegian Bokmål: Sakkara
- Norwegian Bokmål: Saqqara
- Norwegian Bokmål: Saqqâra
- Occitan (post 1500): Saqqara
- Persian: سقاره
- Polish: Sakkara
- Polish: Saqqara
- Portuguese: Sacara
- Portuguese: Sacará
- Portuguese: Sakara
- Portuguese: Sakkara
- Portuguese: Saqqara
- Russian: Саккара
- Scots: Saqqara
- Serbian: Sakara
- Serbian: Сакара
- Serbian: سقارة
- Serbo-Croatian: Sakara
- Serbo-Croatian: Sakkara
- Serbo-Croatian: Saqqara
- Sicilian: Saqqara
- Sinhala: සකාරා
- Slovak: Sakkára
- Slovenian: Sakara
- Slovenian: Sakkara
- Spanish: Sakkara
- Spanish: Saqqara
- Spanish: Saqqarah
- Swedish: Sakkara
- Swedish: Saqqara
- Tamil: சக்காரா
- Turkish: Sakkara
- Turkish: Sakkara piramidi
- Ukrainian: Саккара
- Vietnamese: Saqqara
- Waray (Philippines): Saqqara
- Ṣaqqâra
In the Area
Localities
- Saqqara VillageNeighborhood
- Temple of the SunLocality, 2 km northwest
- Haram al MaharbashLocality, 2 km northwest
- Pyramid of Queen UdjebtenLocality, 2 km southwest
- Mit Rahina VillageNeighborhood, 2½ km east
- Mit RahinahVillage, 2½ km east
Landmarks
- Pyramid of Pepi IRuins
- Haram ash ShawwāfPyramid
- Pyramid of MerenreRuins
- Pyramid of Pepi IIRuins, 2 km southwest
- Dayr al Anbā ArmiyāsRuin, 2 km northwest
- Tall al FakhrīSummit, 2 km east
Saqqara Pronunciation
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