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The Great Sphinx sits in front of Khafra's pyramid. It is in Giza, which is located in Egypt. It was built to seem as if it was guarding this pyramid.

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The sphinix that stands near the great pyramid has the body of a?

Body of a Lion


Which part of the great sphinx can be viewedin a museum?

None. The Sphinx is near the Great Pyramid


What other famous landmarks are near the Great Pyramid of Giza?

The Sphinx is in the same area as the Great Pyramid.


What is near the Great Pyramid of Giza?

The Sphinx, the Nile River, Cairo.


In which part of Egypt are the great pyramid and Sphinx?

Near today's Cairo.


What types of landforms are located near the sphinx?

The great pyramid is just a short distance opposite the sphinx is facing.


What three pieces of information would help describe the location of the great pyramid and the sphinx?

The Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid stand on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Cairo, in Egypt.


Whose pyramid does the Sphinx sit on?

The sphinx does not sit on any pyramid. It sits on its own near the pyramid of Khafre.


Is the Sphinx in the country of Egypt?

The Great Sphinx of Giza stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Cairo, in Egypt.


Is Sphinx found in Japan?

No, in Egypt. It is located near the Great Pyramid and is approximately 10,000 years old.


The sphinx near the Great Pyramid has the body of a?

The name of this sphinx is called the Great Sphinx, by the way.... The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion, but it has the head of a man. Historians believe that this head is a replica of Khafre (cah-freh), a pharaoh who supposedly had the monument built. The lion symbolizes power, while the human head symbolizes intelligence and control.


Where was the sphinx built?

It was built in a desert in Giza, Egypt, which is in east Egypt.