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Pyramid of Djedefre
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Pyramid of Djedefre

Ruins · Egypt

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
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Coordinates
30.032, 31.075
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Пирамида Джедефры (Раджедефа) — египетская пирамида, построенная во времена IV династии приблизительно в 2580—2570 годах до н.э.

History

The pyramid of Djedefre is Egypt's northernmost pyramid. Believed to have been built by Djedefre, son and successor to king Khufu, it consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt. An excavation report on the pyramid complex was published in 2011.

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