Abusir Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
About Abusir
Just one, relatively small segment of the extensive "pyramid field" that extends from north of Giza to below Saqqara, the locality of Abusir took its turn as the focus of the prestigious western burial rites operating out of the then-capital ofMemphisas an elite cemetery (or necropolis) during the Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty. Neighbouring Giza had by then "filled up" with the massive pyramids and other monuments of the 4th Dynasty, leading the 5th Dynasty pharaohs to seek sites elsewhere for their own funerary monuments. Although two 5th Dynasty pharaohs (Unas and Userkaf) did build their pyramids further south at Saqqara, adjacent to the 3rd Dynasty Step Pyramid of Djoser, most of the Dynasty's rulers concentrated their efforts at Abusir (for their pyramids and associated funerary temples) an
Top Attractions in Abusir
Explore the best things to see and do in Abusir:
- ★Lepsius Pyramid no. 24
- ★Lepsius Pyramid no. 25
- ★Mastaba of Prince Nakhtkare
- ★Mastaba of Ptahshepses
- ★Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai
- ★Pyramid of Nyuserre
- ★Pyramid of Raneferef
- ★Pyramid of Sahure
Where to Stay in Abusir
- 🏨Sakkara Inn
Abusir Travel Guide Sections
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