Egyptian Pyramids On World Map

Proximity to the tropic of cancer is common with ancient pyramid sites from teotihuacan in mexico to tenerife guimar in the canary islands to ancient egypt and xi an in china.

Egyptian pyramids on world map. Pyramids of the world. Double click on the left hand side of the mouse on the map or move the scroll wheel upwards. The largest and best known of the egyptian pyramids are found in giza which is located just outside of egypt s capital city cairo. Several of the giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.

However the giza plateau isn t the only place where you can spot historic pyramids. The most famous egyptian pyramids are those found at giza on the outskirts of cairo. Saqqara was the burial ground of the egyptian city of memphis and home to numerous pyramids and tombs. Now a unesco world heritage site saqqara contains eleven major pyramids sprawled over six miles including the first ever pyramid known as the step pyramid and funerary complex of pharaoh djoser.

You can select full screen mode on desktop by clicking on the x symbol beneath the map. It was the largest pyramid in egypt until the construction of the giza pyramids. The pyramid measures 220 by 220 meters 722 ft and is 104 meters 341 ft high. A line of large pyramids connect in a line from west on the tropic of cancer to north east crossing the globe.

Click on the color indicators. These ancient structures can be found across egypt and many visitors aim to see as many of them as possible during their stay. Move across the map. Location map and photo gallery of egypt including pyramid photographs and historical sites.

Connecting the pyramids fg. Untitled page rari the university of the witwatersrand rock art research institute. Check out information about the destination. Shift your mouse across the map.

Pyramids of the world by jim lee is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4 0 international license. The map is very easy to use. Ancient egyptian pyramids map only 10 pyramids introduction you mentioned ten pyramids and i thought that there were many more.