Dahshur necropolis

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ancient Egyptian necropolis archaeological site

The Dahshur necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, best known for its early pyramids—including the Bent and Red Pyramids—that mark key stages in the development of pyramid architecture.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dahshur	12
Bent Pyramid	3
Dahshur pyramid field	2
North Pyramid	1
pyramids at Dahshur	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian necropolis ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	pyramid complex ⓘ
builtDuring	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
conservationStatus	protected archaeological zone ⓘ
coordinateLocation	29.8°N 31.2°E (approximate) ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalPeriod	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
distanceFrom	about 40 kilometers south of Cairo ⓘ
excavatedBy	various Egyptian and foreign archaeological missions ⓘ
governingBody	Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	desert plateau ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement	village of Dahshur ⓘ
hasPart	Bent Pyramid ⓘ Black Pyramid ⓘ Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid) ⓘ Pyramid of Senusret III ⓘ Red Pyramid ⓘ White Pyramid of Amenemhat II ⓘ cemeteries of officials and nobles ⓘ mastaba tombs ⓘ
hasView	Nile Valley ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	Bent Pyramid ⓘ Red Pyramid ⓘ development of pyramid architecture ⓘ early large-scale stone pyramids ⓘ
locatedIn	Giza Governorate ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
locatedNear	Cairo ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ mudbrick ⓘ
partOf	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ Memphite necropolis ⓘ Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ surface form: Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
periodOfUse	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Middle Kingdom Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Old Kingdom later periods of ancient Egypt ⓘ
significantEvent	Middle Kingdom pyramid building under 12th Dynasty ⓘ construction of Bent Pyramid under Sneferu ⓘ construction of Red Pyramid under Sneferu ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	86 ⓘ
usedFor	elite burials ⓘ royal burials ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pyramid

Pharaoh Sneferu → associatedWithSite → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sneferu

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Middle Kingdom of Egypt → built → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: pyramids at Dahshur

Giza Governorate → contains → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → contains → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bent Pyramid

Pharaoh Sneferu → cultCenter → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sneferu

this entity surface form: Dahshur

ancient city of Memphis → hasNecropolis → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasSite → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Bent Pyramid → locatedIn → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Black Pyramid → locatedIn → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur → locatedIn → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Red Pyramid → locatedIn → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Memphis → locatedNear → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

this entity surface form: Dahshur pyramid field

Red Pyramid → locatedNear → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bent Pyramid

Manf → nearNecropolis → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Mit Rahina → nearbySite → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur

Saqqara necropolis → nearbySite → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

Bent Pyramid → partOf → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

Black Pyramid → partOf → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur → partOf → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur pyramid field

Red Pyramid → precededBy → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bent Pyramid

Fourth Dynasty of Egypt → royalNecropolis → Dahshur necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dahshur