Saqqara

Saq·qa·ra

also Sak·ka·ra S0086500 (sə-kär′ə) A village of northern Egypt near Cairo. It is the site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids, including the Step Pyramid built for the ruler Zoser during the III Dynasty (c. 2650-2580 bc).

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Sak•ka•ra (səˈkɑr ə)

n. a village in S Egypt, S of Cairo: site of the necropolis of Memphis. 12,700.

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Saqqara - a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramidsSakkara, SaqqarahArab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

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ancient necropolis, Egypt: see SakkaraSakkara
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, necropolis (burial place) of ancient Memphis, Egypt, 3 mi (5 km) from the Nile and on the border of the Libyan desert. Djoser (Zoser) had his famous step-pyramid, a precursor of the familiar straight-sided pyramid, built there in the III dynasty,
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Saqqara

a village in the Arab Republic of Egypt, in Lower Egypt. Population, 12,700 (1966). A necropolis of ancient Memphis is located near Saqqara. The most important of the funeral complexes of the pharaohs of the first through sixth dynasties is the 60-m high stepped pyramid of the pharaoh Zoser, built by the architect Imhotep in the 28th century B.C. The remains of the structures surrounding the pyramid are also important.

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noun a town in northern Egypt

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