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Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Egypt
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (i)(iii)(vi)
Core zone: 16358.52 ha
Governorate of Giza
N29 58 33.8 E31 07 49.5
Ref: 86

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The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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