Abu Rawash منطقة تفتيش اثار أبو رواش امبابه

The necropolis of Abu Rawash (Abu Rowash, Abu Roash, Abu Roach) lies around eight kilometres north of Giza.

It is the location of the northernmost pyramid in Egypt (known as Lepsius Number One), the pyramid of Djedefre (also known as Radjedef) and around fifty mastabas (located one and a half kilometres from Djedefre's pyramid). Djedefre was the only pharaoh of the fourth dynasty to choose to build his pyramid there. We do not know why he made this decision but it is possible that there was an ideologic  ...