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Pyramid of Userkaf

Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures

The pyramid complex of Userkaf was built for the pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty, in the pyramid field at Saqqara northeast of the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Constructed of dressed stone around a rubble core, the pyramid is now ruined and resembles a conical hill of sand, which earned it the local name El Haram el Maharbish, meaning Heap of Stone. Western archaeologists recognized it as a royal pyramid only in the 19th century.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Smooth-sided pyramid 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Giza Governorate, Egypt 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Ruined 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Pyramid 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Pyramid, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Uses Element

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Pyramid of Userkaf (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, located there.
Sources
1. Pyramid of Userkaf (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (ruined)
    Constructed of dressed stone around a rubble core, the pyramid is now ruined and resembles a conical hill of sand, which earned it the local name El Haram el Maharbish, meaning Heap of Stone.
  • Uses Element: Limestone, infobox material field: Limestone
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2. Pyramid of Userkaf (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Smooth-sided pyramid)
    Wikidata item Q1570082, instance of (P31): smooth-sided pyramid
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Giza Governorate, Egypt
    Wikidata item Q1570082, property P131/P17 (location): Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Wikidata: Pyramid of Userkaf
Wikidata Q1570082, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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