Giza Plateau

From north to south: parts of the city of Giza, the Giza Necropolis, and part of the Giza plateau

The Giza Plateau (Arabic: هضبة الجيزة) is a limestone plateau in Giza, Egypt, the site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza pyramid complex, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex. It forms the northernmost part of the 16,000 ha Pyramid Fields in the Western Desert edge of the Nile Valley that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Memphis and its Necropolis.[1]

The plateau is elevated approximately 60 meters above sea-level.[2]

  1. ^ "Memphis and its Necropolis; the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ^ "Elevation of Giza Plateau, Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egypt". elevation.maplogs.com.