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Ṣaqqâra (ancient site) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 51 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.8500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.2167 decimal degrees |
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Note: A large necropolis south of Cairo and west of ancient Memphis. It was the necropolis of ancient Memphis; has remains or several pyramids from 5th and 6th dynasties and the famous Step Pyramid, the earliest true pyramid in Egypt, built for King Zoser of the 3rd dynasty ca. 2630 BCE by his prime minister Imhotep. It is not to be confused with the modern town of the same name. |
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| Ṣaqqâra (preferred,C,V)
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| Ṣaqqārah (C,V)
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| Sakhara (C,V)
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| Sakkara (C,V)
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| Saqqarah (C,V)
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| Mudarraj, Al Haram el (C,V)
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
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Ṣaqqâra (ancient site) (P) |
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| ancient site (preferred, C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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site of earliest true pyramid in Egypt, built ca. 2630 BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| necropolis (C) |
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| burial site (H) |
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Ṣaqqâra .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Miṣr, Al Jīzah) [7001269] |
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