the Saqqara in Egypt - (Sakkara)

What is the Saqqara(Sakkara) in Egypt?

What is the Saqqara (Sakkara) in Egypt?

  • Saccara in English, Saqqara is an Egyptian town in Giza Governorate, that is world-broadly known for its huge, antiquated cemetery of Egyptian rulers and royals, filling in as the necropolis for the old Egyptian capital, Memphis. (Egypt day tours)
  • The Saqqara necropolis is one of the most important archaeological areas in Egypt, where there are tombs whose walls are covered with inscriptions of great beauty and magnificence, as well as pyramids, temples and burials of the Serapeum. Its name was derived from the god of the necropolis "Sucre" ( enjoy Egypt vacation packages)
  • Saqqara burial ground is additionally the lone graveyard in Egypt that incorporates burial chambers from the start of Egyptian history to its end, and it likewise incorporates numerous landmarks from the Greek and Roman time frames. Saqqara was assigned a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. (Saqqara Location)

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How many sectors are in Saqqara (Sakkara)?

  • The north sector: It includes a group of tombs, the most important of which are the tomb of "Kabar" "كاعبر" (Sheikh of the country), the tomb of "Hussi Ra" "حسي رع" and the basements in the ground that were designated to bury the ibis after embalming, as well as terraces after the kings of the first and second dynasties.
  • The middle sector: It is the most important sector in the cemetery, where the funeral group of King "Zosser" is located inside the great wall, in the center of which is the Step Pyramid, which is the first pyramid built of stone built by the architect "Imhotep", as well as the pyramid of King "Userkaf" the first king of the navel Fifth.
  • Pyramid of Teti sector: It includes the pyramid of "Titi", the first king of the Sixth Dynasty, the pyramid of his two wives, and a group of state tombs, such as the cemetery of "Mara Roca".
  • The western sector: it includes the serpium "السيربيوم", which is dedicated to burying the sacred calf in the era of the twenty-sixth dynasty, and it continued to be used until the Ptolemaic period.
  • Wanis pyramid sector: It includes the Wanis pyramid and its hierarchical group, and its importance is due to the presence of hieroglyphic writings on its walls that include religious incantations for the deceased known as "Maton Al-Ahram "متون الأهرام".
  • The South Sector: It includes the pyramids of the kings of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties, and the pyramids of some queens, in addition to the cemetery of "Shepseskaf" "شبسسكاف" known as the Mastaba of Pharaoh.

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