UNESCO World Heritage

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Cultural Inscribed 1979

UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Egypt. Inscribed in 1979.

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Linked countries

Egypt

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Linked areas and landscapes

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Landscape National Park Landscape

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Cultural

Inscribed 1979

Countries Egypt

Area Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Area 16,358.52 ha

Coordinates 29.9760, 31.1304

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(i)(iii)(vi)

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