Giza
geographical name
Gi·za ˈgē-zə 
variants or El Giza
el-ˈgē-zə
or Al Jizah äl-ˈjē-zə
city in northern Egypt on the western bank of the Nile River near Cairo population 2,865,000
Note: Five miles west of Giza lie the Great Sphinx and the three pyramids built circa 2500 b.c.