The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, Egypt. It is now little more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for its stone over the centuries, and the pale limestone rubble left behind gave rise to its modern name.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountGiza Governorate, Egypt 2 Classification
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1. White Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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The White Pyramid (Egyptian Arabic: الهرم الأبيض, romanized: al-Haram al-ʾAbyaḍ) of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, Egypt, and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone.
2. White Pyramid (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q275666, instance of (P31): pyramid
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Giza Governorate, Egypt
Wikidata item Q275666, property P131/P17 (location): Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Wikidata Q275666, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source OpenStreetMap contributors (Overpass API): OpenStreetMap way 73176950
OpenStreetMap contributors (Overpass API)Uses Element: Limestone, Tag building:materialQuote, Uses Element: Limestone, Tag building:material
"building:material": "limestone"
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