Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan, Cairo

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The Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan, also known as Pyramid of Baka and Pyramid of Bikheris is the term archaeologists and Egyptologists use to describe a large shaft part of an unfinished pyramid at Zawyet El Aryan in Egypt. It is dated by mainstream scholars to the early or the mid-4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. The pyramid owner is not known for certain and most Egyptologists, such as Miroslav Verner, think it should be a king known under his hellenized name, Bikheris, perhaps from the Egyptian Baka. On the contrary, Wolfgang Helck and other egyptologists doubt this attribution. ()

Local name: هرم زاوية العريان الشمالي غير المكتمل Built: 2530 B.C.E.Coordinates: 29°56'24"N, 31°9'6"E

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Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Khentkaus I, Pyramid of Menkaure, Solar Boat Museum.

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