page_title: Giza Governorate
section_title: Important sites
hierarchical_section_title: Giza Governorate / Important sites
caption_attribution_description: Abusir, Pyramiden von Sahure, Nuiserre u. Neferirkare (von links nach rechts)
context_page_description: Giza Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza. It includes a stretch of the left bank of the Nile Valley around Giza, and acquired a large stretch of Egypt's Western Desert, including Bahariya Oasis when the 6th of October Governorate was merged into it on 14 April 2011. The Giza Governorate is also home to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.
context_section_description: The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and people come from all over the world each year to see it. It is located in the Giza pyramid complex. 
  Abusir
  Bahariya Oasis
  Giza Necropolis - Giza pyramid complex
caption: Abusir
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