Dahshur

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Dahshur

Coordinates29.75°, 31.24°

Demographic figures from CAPMAS (Egypt). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dahshur is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur in markaz Badrashin, Giza.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Aacheperkareseneb

ancient Egyptian sculptor

Petosiris

4th century BCE Egyptian high priest

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Agathoclea

mistress of Ptolemy IV of Egypt

Nefermaat

ancient Egyptian prince and vizier

Amun

Egyptian saint

Mentuhotep

ancient Egyptian queen consort

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Djedefhor

ancient Egyptian prince

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Palaephatus

ancient Greek writer

Tyti

ancient Egyptian queen consort of Ramses III

Bebi

Egyptian vizier under king Mentuhotep II in the Eleventh Dynasty

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Peseshet

Ancient Egyptian physician

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Minkhaf I

ancient Egyptian prince and vizier

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Ahmes

Egyptian scribe and mathematician (1680BC-1620BC)

Innocentius

Christian martyr killed in 302

Inykhnum

Egyptian high-ranking official

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Nefer-Setekh

Egyptian high official

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Giza

• Abu Rajwan al Qibli
  1.8 mi away
• Abu Ragwan
  2.3 mi away
• El shobak el sharki
  2.6 mi away
• Abu Ragwan al Bahari
  2.7 mi away
• Minshat Dahshur
  3.1 mi away
• Al Shobak al Gharbi
  3.5 mi away
• Qiblya
  4.1 mi away
• Al Ikhsas al Qibliyah
  4.1 mi away
• Al Maraziq
  4.4 mi away
• Ghamaza Al-Kubra
  4.6 mi away
• Al Shimbab
  5.4 mi away
• Sakanat Arab al Araidah
  6.5 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-08-28

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-08-28

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Seen 2026-06-27

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-05-06

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-05-06

Rescue Brome

Bromus catharticus

Seen 2026-04-26

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Seen 2026-04-24

African Five-lined Skink

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

Seen 2026-04-21

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-04-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).