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![Hierarchy of Abū al Hawl (monument)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Abū al Hawl (monument) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 29 58 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.9753 decimal degrees |
Long: 031 08 13 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.1372 decimal degrees |
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Note: A colossal portrait statue of Khafre, 4th king of the 4th dynasty (ca. 2550 BCE), this is the earliest and most famous sphinx, on a site ca. 5 miles west of Giza and considered part of the Giza Necropolis complex, which also includes the three pyramids. |
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Abū al Hawl (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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Abū al-Hawl (C,V)
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Sphinx (C,O,English,U)
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Great Sphinx (C,O)
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Great Sphinx of Giza (C,V)
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Maţrūḩ (governorate) (P) |
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Maţrūḩ (governorate) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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monument (preferred, C) |
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built ca. 2550 BCE |
ancient site (C) |
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ruins (C) |
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sacred site (H) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Great Sphinx of Giza.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 4 March 2020 |
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