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All the Egyptian pyramids were built on
the West side of the Nile river, which used to be associated
with the land of the death, in the Egypt's mythology. The number
of the pyramids built in Egypt reached to about 112, the small
pyramids appearing in the poorer states and the big one there
where the opulence was the watchword. It have been discovered
that the pyramids were grouped in sectors from North to South.
The Giza plateau (also known as the Gizeh plateau) has pyramids
built by the pharaoh Khufu (also known as Kheops or Cheops), the
pharaoh Menkaure (or Mikerinos) and by the pharaoh Chephren. The
biggest pyramid is the one of Khufu and has about 146 meters,
covering an area of about 5 acres of land, in one side being the
suburbs of the capital Cairo and in the other part, the
endless-like area of Sahara. The pyramid of Khufu (also called
the Great Pyramid or the pyramid of Cheops) it was the highest
construction in the world till 1888 when the Eiffel Tower was
built. In the vicinity of this pyramid is the pyramid of Khafre
(or the Kephren pyramid) as well as the pyramid of Menkaure with
a group of small satellite pyramids known as the queens`
pyramids. On the Giza plateau is also the Great Sphinx which is
said that guards the pyramids. The Giza plateau was recently
voted as a wonder of the seven new wonders of the world after
the Great Pyramid was included in the list of the seven wonders
of the ancient world, being the only wonder that survived and
still exists. Between Giza and Abu Sir are the pyramid of Nebka
that belonged to Khaba and the pyramid of his successor,
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