El Hawamdeya, Cairo
#257 among attractions in Cairo
Facts and practical information
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. ()
Cairo Egypt
El Hawamdeya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Djoser, Pyramid of Nyuserre, Imhotep Museum, Pyramid of Sahure.
2.8 miSW Ruins of step pyramid built for pharaohPyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
72 min walk • The Pyramid of Djoser, or Step Pyramid, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. It was built in the 27th century BC during the Third Dynasty for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser.
- 2.8 miWPyramid
Pyramid of Nyuserre, Saqqara
72 min walk • The Pyramid of Nyuserre is a mid-25th-century BC pyramid complex built for the Egyptian pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty.
- 2.9 miSWMuseum, History museum
Imhotep Museum, Saqqara
74 min walk • The Imhotep Museum is an archaeological museum located at the foot of the Saqqara necropolis complex, near Memphis in Lower Egypt.
- 2.8 miWPyramid
Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo
72 min walk • The Pyramid of Sahure is an ancient testament to Egypt's storied past, nestled in the necropolis of Abusir, near Cairo. This Old Kingdom structure, part of a larger mortuary complex, was built for the second pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty, Sahure, who reigned during the...
- 2.6 miSWPyramid
Pyramid of Userkaf, Saqqara
67 min walk • The pyramid complex of Userkaf was built c. 2490 BC for the pharaoh Userkaf, founder of the 5th Dynasty of Egypt. It is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, on the north-east of the step pyramid of Djoser.
- 2.4 miSWPyramid
Pyramid of Teti, Saqqara
62 min walk • The Pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at Saqqara in Egypt. It is the second known pyramid containing pyramid texts.
3 miSW , Pyramid, RuinsPyramid of Unas, Saqqara
78 min walk • 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.
- 3 miWTemple
Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara
78 min walk • The Sun Temple of Userkaf was an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to the sun god Ra built by pharaoh Userkaf, the founder of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, at the beginning of the 25th century BCE.
- 2.9 miWPyramid
Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo
74 min walk • The Pyramid of Neferirkare was built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai in the 25th century BC. It was the tallest structure on the highest site at the necropolis of Abusir, found between Giza and Saqqara, and still towers over the necropolis.
- 2.9 miWPyramid
Pyramid of Khentkaus II, Cairo
74 min walk • The Pyramid of Khentkaus II is a queen's pyramid in the necropolis of Abousir in Egypt, which was built during the Fifth dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
- 2.8 miWPyramid
Double Pyramid, Cairo
73 min walk • The Double Pyramid also known as Lepsius XXV designates a pair of adjacent monuments located on the south-eastern edge of the Abusir necropolis, south of the pyramid Lepsius XXIV and of the pyramid of Khentkaus II.