Abu Rawash
30°01′55″N 31°04′30″E / 30.03194°N 31.07500°E The ruined Pyramid of Djedefre sits atop the plateau of Abu RawashThe guard at Abu Rawash rests in the shade of the burial pit of the Pyramid of DjedefreAbu Rawash, 8 kilometres north of Giza, is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid, also known as the lost pyramid – the mostly ruined Pyramid of Djedefre, the son and successor of Khufu.Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Pyramid of Djedefre
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
The pyramid of Djedefre is Egypt's northernmost pyramid.
Localities in the Area
Kerdasa
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate nearby Giza Plateau, Egypt. Kerdasa is situated 3½ km east of Abu Rawash.Smart Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
30°4′36″N 31°1′8″E / 30.07667°N 31.01889°E Smart Village is a high-technology business district in the city of 6th of October in Giza Governorate, Egypt, established by Presidential Decree no.355 in 2000, with activities starting in 2001. Smart Village is situated 7 km northwest of Abu Rawash.
Sheikh Zayed City
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sheikh Zayed City is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. Sheikh Zayed City is situated 8 km west of Abu Rawash.
Abu Rawash
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Categories: village, necropolis, archaeological site and village in Egypt
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.03232° or 30° 1' 56" northLongitude
31.07571° or 31° 4' 33" eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open Location Code
8G2H23JG+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6693579170OpenStreetMap Feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
362239Wikidata ID
Q335278Abu Rawash Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Aboe Rawasj
- Afrikaans: Abu Rawash
- Arabic: أبو رواش
- Arabic: ابو رواش
- Arabic: ابورواش، الجيزة
- Basque: Abu Rawash
- Basque: Abu Roash
- Catalan: Abu Rawash
- Catalan: Abu Roash
- Catalan: Abu Rowash
- Catalan: Abū Roaš
- Chinese: 阿布拉瓦須
- Croatian: Abu Rawash
- Czech: Abú Rawáš
- Dutch: Abu Roash
- Egyptian Arabic: ابو رواش
- English: Abu Roach
- French: Abou Rawash
- Georgian: აბუ როაში
- German: Abu-Roasch
- German: Abu Rawash
- German: Abu Roach
- German: Abu Roasch
- German: Abū Rawāsch
- Greek: Αμπού Ροάς
- Indonesian: Abu Rawash
- Indonesian: Abu rawash
- Italian: Abu Rawash
- Japanese: アブ・ラワシュ
- Japanese: アブ・ロアシュ
- Lithuanian: Abu Roašas
- Norwegian: Abu Rawash
- Norwegian Bokmål: Abu Rawash
- Norwegian Bokmål: Abu Rowash
- Panjabi: ਅਬੂ ਰਾਵਾਸ਼
- Persian: ابو رواش
- Polish: Abu Roasz
- Portuguese: Abu Rawash
- Portuguese: Abu Roach
- Portuguese: Abu Roash
- Portuguese: Abu rawash
- Portuguese: Abu roach
- Portuguese: Abu roash
- Russian: Абу-Раваш
- Russian: Абу Раваш
- Slovak: Abú Rawáš
- Slovenian: Abu Rawash
- Spanish: Abu Rawash
- Spanish: Abu Roash
- Spanish: Abu rawash
- Spanish: Abu roash
- Swedish: Abu Rawash
- Thai: อาบู ราวาช
- Abu Rauwâsh
- Abu Rawwash
- Abu Ruwāsh
- Abū Rawwāsh
- ‘Ezbet Abu Rauwâsh
- ‘Ezbet Abu Roash
Localities in the Area
- NGUNeighbourhood
- Pyramids Heights CompoundNeighbourhood
- DOWNTOWN NEWGIZANeighbourhood
- City ViewVillage
- District 1Neighbourhood, 2½ km southwest
Landmarks in the Area
- El Hassana Dome ProtectorateNature reserve
- Le lidoClub
- Big PoolSwimming pool
- Small PoolSwimming pool
Popular Destinations in Egypt
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Abu Rawash. Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.