Abusir Archaeological Site in Giza, Egypt | Facts, History, Map, Entrance Ticket Prices, Opening Hours and more…
Facts and history of the most important archaeological sites in Badrashin, temples and tombs that were discovered, how much is the entry ticket price, official working hours, and more.
This archaeological area is located in the south of Giza and in the north of Saqqara, and has a length of approximately 4.5 kilometers.
The name of the Abusir region was derived from that ancient Egyptian name, which is the name (Bar Osiris), which means that it is the seat of the ruling god Osiris.
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Abusir
What are the most important monuments and archaeological sites located in the Abu Sir area?
● The Abusir area also includes a number of tombs belonging to the kings of the Fifth Dynasty, including the pyramid of King Sahure, the pyramid of King Nefer-Ir-Ka-Re (Kakai) and the pyramid of King Nefer-F-Ra, in addition to the pyramid of King Ni-User- Ra.
● And that, of course, is in addition to the affection of the sun temples, as it includes both the sun temple of King User Kaf and also the sun temple of King Ni-user-Ra, in addition to the presence of the sun temple that belongs to King Sahure.
● It is worth mentioning now that the pyramids were already almost completely demolished in Anana, as they had been built at the core of the pyramids from mud bricks, while those temples were still standing due to the occurrence of their construction and an epidemic of stones.
● There are also a number of pyramids in the archaeological area of Abusir that belonged to a group of pharaohs in the Fifth Dynasty.
● This area is actually located in the south of the Giza area and in the north of the city of Fayoum, and it is located on the West Bank from the side of the Nile.
● As the kings of that Fifth Dynasty actually chose this area, as it was crowded at the time, the Giza Plateau, with the basin of those giant pyramids that had been built by the kings and pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty.
The pyramidal group of King Sahure in the Abusir region
● Until now, the Turin Papyrus mentions that King Sahure had ruled Egypt for a period of up to 12 years, as Manetho mentioned that he had ruled Egypt for a period of up to 13 years.
● While Mawan recently noticed that he had come upon that stone called Al-Rammu, which indicates that that rule of that age could not be less than 14 years, given that he actually witnessed this seventh census of all the cattle that existed in his era.
● However, that King Sahure built his own pyramid in the Abusir region, which was approximately 48 meters high, and the length of its base side was approximately 78 meters, with an inclination angle of 36 and 50 degrees.
● However, that pyramid was completely and completely demolished, and only some pieces remained of its original cladding, which was made up of a group of white Tora limestone stones.
The pyramid, its important details
● Indeed, the entrance to this pyramid is located, as is usual in all the pyramids of that ancient state, from the northern side, and is also located at ground level.
● That main entrance leads us to the existence of a long corridor of approximately 8 meters in length, and the corridor was blocked by a rampart made of granite material, then to an ascending corridor that has a gradual, slight slope of approximately 25 meters in length.
● It eventually leads to the burial chamber, which actually takes the rectangular shape, and has a roof of the chamber that has a gable shape consisting of almost three layers stacked on top of each other.
● And the whole burial chamber was built from a group of stones from the local Tora material.
Valley temple in Abusir area
● The valley temple located in the Abusir area had this extension of the pyramid of Sahure and it had two harbors, one of which is the port that faces the east region and the other is the port that faces the south region.
● The length of that temple is approximately 40 meters from the north to the south, and its width is approximately 30 meters from east to west.
● For those who care about the roof, the valley temple is now in ruins, despite the lower part of it on the road that goes up to the pyramid area, which reaches a length of about 235 meters – it is still preserved until now in an almost good way.
● We used to actually connect that road between that temple called the Valley Temple, which is located directly on the beach, to the end of the funerary temple located directly next to the pyramid.
What is the price of a ticket to enter the Abu Sir area for Egyptians?
● Entrance fees to the Abusir area for adults: 10.
● The entrance fee for Egyptian students is only 5 pounds.
What is the entry ticket price for Abusir area for foreigners?
● Abusir area fees for foreigners are 80 Egyptian pounds.
● In case the student is a foreigner, the entry fee is only 40 pounds.
