Dahshur

Dahshur

منشأة دهشور ⲧⲁϩϭⲟⲩⲣ
Sneferu's Red Pyramid
Shown within Egypt
Location	Giza Governorate, Egypt
Region	Lower Egypt
Coordinates	29°48′23″N 31°12′29″E / 29.80639°N 31.20806°E / 29.80639; 31.20806
Type	Necropolis
History
Builder	Sneferu
Founded	2613–2589 BC
Periods	Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom
Site notes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	"Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur" part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Includes	Bent Pyramid Red Pyramid White Pyramid Pyramid of Senusret III Pyramid of Amenemhat III
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi)
Reference	86-002
Inscription	1979 (3rd Session)
Area	16,203.36 ha (62.5615 sq mi)

Dahshur^{[transliteration 1]} (in English often called Dashur; Arabic: دهشور Dahšūr  pronounced [dɑhˈʃuːɾ], Coptic: ⲧⲁϩϭⲟⲩⲣ Dahchur^[1]) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur (Arabic: منشأة دهشور) in markaz Badrashin, Giza.^[2]

Dahshur is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located on the Western Desert plateau at the edge of the cultivated plain, and along with the pyramid complexes at Saqqara, Abusir, and Giza, to its north, forms the pyramid fields of the ancient capital city of Memphis.^[3] It is known chiefly for several pyramids, mainly Senefru's Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613 to 2589 BC.

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