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Giza
(Arabic, الجيزة,
transliterated al-ǧīzah; pronounced in the
Egyptian Arabic dialect of Cairo eg-Gīza; also
sometimes rendered in English as Gizeh, Ghizeh, or Geezeh) is a
town in Egypt on the west bank of the Nile river, some 20 km
southwest of central Cairo and now part of the greater Cairo
metropolis. It is the capital of the Al Jizah Governorate, and is
located in the northeast of this governorate, near its border.
Giza
is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of
some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world,
including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred
structures, including the Great Sphinx*, the Great Pyramid of Giza**,
and a number of other large pyramids and temples.
Giza
was once used as a meridian reference point for determining a base
longitude, presumably at the site of the Great Pyramid. See Prime
Meridian. Giza is also known for its appearance as the dig site
and the discovery site in the fictional universe of Stargate. an
interplanetary device that is the basis of 1 hit movie and 2
popular television shows.
*
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large half-human Sphinx
statue in Egypt, on the Giza Plateau at the west bank of the Nile
River, near modern-day Cairo (29.975299° N 31.137496° E).
It is one of the largest single-stone statues on Earth, and is
commonly believed by Egyptologists to have been built by ancient
Egyptians in the 3rd millennium BC.
**
The Great Pyramid of Giza (29°58′41″N, 31°07′53″E)
is the oldest and last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the
World. It is generally believed the Great Pyramid was built as the
tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (also known
under his Greek name Cheops and believed to have reigned
from 2606-2583 BC), after whom it is sometimes called Khufu's
Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Traditionally, the
architect of the pyramid was Hemon, a relative of Khufu. (also known
under his Greek name Cheops and believed to have reigned
from 2606-2583 BC), after whom it is sometimes called Khufu's
Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Traditionally, the
architect of the pyramid was Hemon, a relative of Khufu.
