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<< Text Pages >> Neferefra Sun Temple - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 03 April 2006  Page Views: 3720

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Neferefra Sun Temple
Country: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Cairo  Nearest Village: Abusir
Latitude: 29.894790N  Longitude: 31.204200E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Ancient Temple in Lower Egypt (North)

Sun Temple in front of pyramid. Remains of basalt floor and drains.
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Neferefra Sun Temple
Neferefra Sun Temple submitted by AlexHunger : Sun Temple in front of Neferefra's Pyramid. In this view we see a "gutter" leading to a basin, which is highly unusual in this desert climate. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 344m NNW 343° Sahure's Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
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 5.8km NW 315° Khaba's Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
 6.0km SSE 168° Ibi I Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
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