Image Abu Ghurab Pyramid EG02AA3JHP by Jim Henderson

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Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara
Abu Ghurab Pyramid EG02AA3JHP Abu Ghurab Pyramid Nyuserre Approach Plantation Access Egypt Desert Escarpment at the ruins of the Sun Temple of Nyuserre dating from around 2350BC on the edge of the desert escarpment at Abu Ghurab south of Cairo. One of the exciting things about these less visited sites is the feeling of exploration being well off the beaten track and approached through rural areas. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abu Ghurab, Abu Ghurob, pyramid, Sun-Temple, Nyuserre, approach, plantation, sand, ruined, collapsed, landscape, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, soft, erosion, limestone, deity, buried, pharaoh, royal, blocks, afterlife, celestial, religion, beliefs, death, burial, history, desert, hazy
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Outlying Pyramids
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Abu Ghurab Pyramid EG02AA3JHP
Upload Date: 2002-10-20 07:16:27
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Abu Ghurab Pyramid Nyuserre Approach Plantation Access Egypt Desert Escarpment

at the ruins of the Sun Temple of Nyuserre dating from around 2350BC on the edge of the desert escarpment at Abu Ghurab south of Cairo. One of the exciting things about these less visited sites is the feeling of exploration being well off the beaten track and approached through rural areas.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abu Ghurab, Abu Ghurob, pyramid, Sun-Temple, Nyuserre, approach, plantation, sand, ruined, collapsed, landscape, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, soft, erosion, limestone, deity, buried, pharaoh, royal, blocks, afterlife, celestial, religion, beliefs, death, burial, history, desert, hazy