memphis and its necropolis
states: [egypt]
category: cultural
year: 1979
location: Governorate of Giza
region: Arab States
latitude/longitude: 29.9760400000, 31.1304100000
visited: 2007
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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