Saqqarah

burial ground · 1700 AD – 2100 AD · location approximate

A pharaonic necropolis serving the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis. It was most active during Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Egypt. The step pyramid complex of the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser is the site's best preserved and most well-known structure.

Coordinates

29.86238, 31.21935

Also known as

Saqqarah, Saqqara, Sakkara, Saqara, sqArp, SbGQI, sqʾrẗ (ar), سقارة (ara), سقارة (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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