UNESCO World Heritage Site

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields

The pyramids of Giza and monuments of ancient Memphis.

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.

Country
Egypt
Region
Africa
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1979
UNESCO reference
86
Area
16,358.52 ha

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