Pyramids of Giza (Three pyramids

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• Giza, Pyramids of — ▪ pyramids, Egypt Arabic  Ahrāmāt Al Jīzah , Giza also spelled  Gizeh     three 4th dynasty (Egypt, ancient) (c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE) pyramids (pyramid) erected on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al Jīzah (Jīzah, Al ) (Giza)… …   Universalium

• Gîza — [gē′zə] city in N Egypt, near Cairo: site of the Sphinx & three pyramids: pop. 2,156,000: also sp. Gîzeh …   English World dictionary

• Three Bedroom Furnished Apartment at El Mesaha Street — (Каир,Египет) Категория отеля: Адрес: 19 El M …   Каталог отелей

• Giza pyramid complex — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Memphis and its Necropolis the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur State Party = EGY Type = Cultural Criteria = i, iii, vi ID = 86 Region = Egypt Year = 1979 Session = 3rd Link =… …   Wikipedia

• PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPT —    An entire funerary complex, called a necropolis, or city of the dead, can be found in Giza outside of modern day Cairo. In this complex are located the so called Great Pyramids of Giza. Traveling from Cairo, one can begin to see these three… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Giza — You may have been looking for the Great Pyramid of Giza. : For the three pyramids of Giza, visit the Giza pyramid complex. : Gizeh redirects here. Gizeh is also a popular brand in Germany of cigarette rolling papers; see Mascotte (rolling papers) …   Wikipedia

• Pyramids — Pyr|a|mids the Pyramids the ancient Egyptian pyramids, which were built to contain the bodies and possessions of the dead ↑pharaohs (=kings of ancient Egypt) . The most famous of these are the three pyramids at El Giza, near Cairo, which include… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Giza — noun an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx • Syn: ↑El Giza, ↑Gizeh • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Pyramids — /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/ (say piruhmidz) plural noun the, the three largest pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the World …  

• Giza —    Modern name for the area near modern Cairo that was the main burial site for the rulers of Dynasty 4. The site is dominated by the three pyramid complexes of Khufu and Khufu’s son, Khafre, and grandson, Menkaure. The Sphinx appears to have… …   Ancient Egypt

• Great Pyramid of Giza — Coordinates: 29°58′45.03″N 31°08′03.69″E /  …   Wikipedia