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The Great Pyramid is situated on the Giza Plateau. Many people don't know that Giza is the name of the city on the West bank of the Nile, and Cairo is the name of the city on the East bank of the Nile. The entire city is often referred to as simply Cairo. However, a more accurate name would be Greater Cairo And Giza.

Although modern historians have some differences of opinions about the primary purpose of the pyramid, it Is known to have been the burial site for the Pharoah Khofu. Earlier books call him Cheops, but later Egyptologists have corrected that translation of the hieroglyphs.

In modern times, the air pollution from Cairo and Giza threaten all three of the pyramids on the plateau.

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