Giza West Field

#25 among destinations in Egypt

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The West Field is located on the Giza Plateau, to the west of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is divided up into smaller areas like the cemeteries known as the Abu Bakr Excavations, as well as several cemeteries whose toponyms are based on the mastaba numbers such as Cemetery G 1000 and Cemetery G 1100. The West Field contains Cemetery G1000 – Cemetery G1600, and Cemetery G 1900. Further cemeteries in this field are: Cemeteries G 2000, G 2200, G 2500, G 3000, G 4000, and G 6000. Three other cemeteries are named after their excavators: Junker Cemetery West, Junker Cemetery East and Steindorff Cemetery. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 29°58'48"N, 31°7'52"E

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Al JizahEgypt

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Giza West Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Pyramid of Giza, Giza pyramid complex, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Khentkaus I.

~1060 ftE
, Ruins, Architecture
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~960 ftS
Archaeological site,
Giza pyramid complex, Cairo
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~1420 ftS
Pyramid, Historical place
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0.5 miSE
Ruins
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0.6 miS
Circa 25th-century BCE pyramid at Giza
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~1250 ftSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Ship
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~1690 ftE
Pyramid
Pyramid G1-a, Cairo
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1.2 miNW
Museum, Archaeological museum, History museum
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~1390 ftS
Pyramid
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Pyramid
Pyramid G3-c
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~1880 ftS
Pyramid
Pyramid G2-a
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