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Multi-periodSite Name: Senusret II Pyramid Alternative Name: Al Lahoun Pyramid, Senusert II PyramidCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 17.126 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo Nearest Village: Al Lahoun
Latitude: 29.236160N Longitude: 30.971360E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pyramid in Lower Egypt (North)
Senusert II was the 4th Pharao of the 12th Dynasty. His Pyramid lies just north of the small town of Al Lahoun in an area also known as El-Lischt from when the capital was transfered to the region.
It is the most southerly of the ones we were able to research at this time.
The Pyramid is unusual as it it consists of a core of limestone blocks which create a frame. Mud bicks are built around and within this. Some casing survives.
There is a series of 9 mastabas for his children and wife on the North side. The local officials refer to a series of passages under the complex.
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