A vast necropolis at the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, with monuments dating from the 3rd millennium BC to the Graeco-Roman age, notably a step pyramid which is the first known building made entirely of stone (c.2650 BC).
Definition of Saqqara in US English:
Saqqara
(also Sakkara)
proper nounsəˈkärə
A vast necropolis at the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, with monuments dating from the 3rd millennium BC to the Greco-Roman age, notably a step pyramid that is the first known building made entirely of stone (c.2650 BC).