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Multi-periodSite Name: Sahure's Pyramid Alternative Name: Abusir PyramidsCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo Nearest Village: Abusir
Latitude: 29.897743N Longitude: 31.203144E
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)
Sahure was the 2nd Pharao of the 5th Dynasty. His pyramid is one of the 4 in Abusir.
It is made of rough irregular blocks and is in relatively poor shape and now only 36 Meters tall. It is thought to have had casing stones in its day. The entrance is on the north side.
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