UNESCO World Heritage Site

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Egypt, inscribed in 1979.

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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