Abu Gorab, Cairo

Name: Abu Gorab
Address: Cairo, Egypt

#234 among attractions in Cairo

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Abu Gorab is a locality in Egypt situated 15 km south of Cairo, between Saqqarah and Al-Jīzah, about 1 km north of Abusir, on the edge of the desert plateau on the western bank of the Nile. The locality is best known for the solar temple of King Nyuserre Ini, the largest and best preserved solar temple, as well as the solar temple of Userkaf, both built in the 25th century BCE during the Old Kingdom Period. Evidence suggests that as many as six solar temples were constructed during the 5th Dynasty, however, only the two temples previously mentioned have been excavated. Abu Gorab is also the site of an Early Dynastic burial ground dating back to the First Dynasty. ()

Local name: أبو غراب Coordinates: 29°54'14"N, 31°11'39"E

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Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Nyuserre, Pyramid of Sahure, Sun Temple of Userkaf, Pyramid of Neferirkare.

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Pyramid
Pyramid of Nyuserre, Saqqara
21 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.
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Pyramid
Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo
19 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...
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Temple
Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara
11 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.
0.8 miSE
Pyramid
Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo
21 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.
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Pyramid
Pyramid of Khentkaus II, Cairo
22 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.
0.9 miSE
Pyramid
Double Pyramid, Cairo
24 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.
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Pyramid
Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir, Cairo
15 min walk • The Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb which was probably abandoned shortly after the start of construction in the 5th Dynasty, which is located in the necropolis of Abusir.
0.9 miSE
Pyramid
Lepsius XXIV, Cairo
23 min walk • The Lepsius XXIV Pyramid is an Egyptian pyramid, which was probably built for a wife of King Nyuserre Ini. The largely destroyed 5th Dynasty structure is located in the pyramid field of Abusir, east of the Pyramid of Neferefre and south of the Pyramid of Khentkaus II.

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Nearby attractions include Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara (11 min walk), Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir, Cairo (15 min walk), Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo (19 min walk), Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo (21 min walk).