🇪🇬 Egypt · Necropolis
Bagawat Necropolis Kharga Oasis
Late Antique · Roman Byzantine Egyptian
Bagawat Necropolis Kharga Oasis at Western Desert, Kharga Oasis, Egypt is a Late Antique necropolis of the Roman Byzantine Egyptian tradition, built c.
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🇪🇬 Egypt · Necropolis
Late Antique · Roman Byzantine Egyptian
Bagawat Necropolis Kharga Oasis at Western Desert, Kharga Oasis, Egypt is a Late Antique necropolis of the Roman Byzantine Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Medieval (regional) underground city of the Medieval tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Great Alexandria Village B — Alexandria, Pharos (58-44) at Alexandria, Pharos, Egypt is a Iron Age (regional) submerged city of the Iron Age tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Ptolemaic to Roman · Ptolemaic Roman Egyptian
Berenice Troglodytica Red Sea Port at Red Sea, Berenice, Egypt is a Ptolemaic to Roman ancient city of the Ptolemaic Roman Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
5th Dynasty (Menkauhor, c.2420 BCE) or 10th Dynasty (Merikare, c.2050 BCE) — disputed · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom Menkauhor or First Intermediate Merikare)
Ruined 5th or 10th Dynasty pyramid (Lepsius XXIX) 52 m base, now headless mound 7 m high with only limestone foundation and substructure intact.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Iron Age to Medieval · Meroitic / Nubian
Qasr Ibrim Fortress Nubia Island at Nubia, Qasr Ibrim, Egypt is a Iron Age to Medieval ancient city of the Meroitic / Nubian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Early Dynastic · 2nd Dynasty Egyptian
Shunet el-Zebib Enclosure Abydos at Abydos, Shunet el-Zebib, Egypt is a Early Dynastic megalithic of the 2nd Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Largest of Pepi I’s queens pyramids, positioned south-west of Pepi I’s enclosure at South Saqqara, built for Ankhenespepi II, sister-wife of Pepi I who survived to become queen-mother of Pepi II as…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Sadd el-Kafara — Ancillary Spillway North (Wadi Garawi, Egypt) in Giza, Wadi Garawi, Sadd el-Kafara, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Hawara Pyramid Amenemhat III Fayum at Fayum, Hawara, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for mudbrick pyramid with labyrinth mortuary temple.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Greco-Roman to Byzantine · Ptolemaic to Islamic
Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai at Sinai, Pelusium, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic to Islamic tradition, built c. 300 BCE for delta port capital frontier theatre.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom · 3rd Dynasty Egyptian
Layer Pyramid Khaba Zawiyet Aryan at Zawiyet el-Aryan, Egypt is a Old Kingdom pyramid of the 3rd Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 2600 BCE for layer pyramid unfinished step pyramid 5 layers.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, late 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Two-step flat-topped tomb of Queen Mother Khentkaus I (c.2494 BCE) on Giza cliff: 45.8 m hybrid step pyramid/mastaba, 18.5 m high, pivotal 4th–5th Dynasty transition monument.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
late 3rd–early 4th Dynasty, c.2600 BCE (Sneferu) · Ancient Egyptian (Sneferu)
Four-step pyramid at Seila on desert plateau overlooking Faiyum: 25 m base, four steps, now 6.8 m ruin with limestone facing traces and causeway. Excavated by Borchardt, Fakhry, Swelim, Andrieux.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tell
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Old Luxor Citadel East — Luxor, Thebes (53-39) at Luxor, Thebes, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (regional) tell of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Adjacent queens pyramid directly north-west of Teti pyramid, built for Queen Khuit (Khuyt), second principal wife of Teti.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
El-Lahun Pyramid Senwosret II at Fayum, Lahun, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1885 BCE for limestone-cased mudbrick pyramid on rock knob.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Late 12th Dynasty to early 13th Dynasty (Amenemhat IV / Sobekneferu, c.1800 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (late Middle Kingdom, 12th–13th Dynasty)
Unfinished late Middle Kingdom pyramid at Mazghuna North (late 12th to early 13th Dynasty, Amenemhat IV or Sobekneferu c.1800 BCE).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Earthwork
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Southern Giza Citadel A — Giza (56-02) at Giza, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Maron? Actually Marsa Gawasis — Pharaonic Port North Quay (Red Sea, Egypt) in Red Sea, Marsa Gawasis, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) …
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
New Kingdom to Late Period (1479–600 BCE; peak Amenhotep III–Tut 1390–1320) · Ancient Egyptian (New Kingdom palace)
Gurob (Medinet Ghurab, ancient Mi-Wer 'Great Lake') is New Kingdom harem palace founded Thutmose III (1479 BCE) on Faiyum entrance, inhabited Amenhotep III–Ramesses II as women's palace with…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
late 3rd–early 4th Dynasty, c.2630 BCE · Ancient Egyptian (Huni/Sneferu)
Small three-step pyramid at Nag el-Ghneima, 5 km south of Edfu on desert edge: 11.2 m base, 3–4 steps, now ~5 m granite and limestone ruin.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, early 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Middle subsidiary queens pyramid east of Khufu (4th Dynasty), base 49 m, height ~30 m, discrete enclosure and offering chapel east.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, very late 6th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Westernmost and smallest of Pepi II's three queen pyramids (base 23.5 m, height ~13 m), dedicated to Wedjebten, likely late wife of Pepi II.