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Yes, it is located in the city of Giza, which is an industrial suburb of Cairo, on the Nile River.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoPass in general, yes, but Giza which is on the Niles west bank is some way from the complex containing the Great Sphinx - So the sphinx is about 4 miles from the Nile River.
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Great river of Southern Africa is the?
the nile
What is the river Nile nickname?
'Gift of the Nile' I believe the above is actually the nickname for Egypt, not the river Nile. When the question of the nickname of the Nile river appears in crossword puzzles the answer is CLEO.
What was the area next to the river nile?
Only taking Egypt - pyramids, the great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx of Giza, Cairo etc.
Is the river Nile salty or not?
The Nile is freshwater.
What is the largest river in Africa?
The largest river in Africa is the Nile river.The River Nile is the longest river in the world.The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the world.
How far away can you see the Great Pyramid?
nile river
What is near the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Sphinx, the Nile River, Cairo.
Is the Khafre pyramid near the Nile River?
The Great Pyramid of Khafre is on the Giza Plateau near Cairo.
What are the differences between the pyramid and the Nile?
The pyramid is man made, the Nile is a river and a natural phenomenon.
What is the name of the pyramid next to the nile river?
the pyramid of Giza
How did the Nile River affect Khufu's life?
As it did every other Egyptian, however he could not have built the great Pyramid of Giza without the Nile. See the link below.
What city is the Great Pyramid of Giza located in?
Yes, the pyramids of Giza are in the Sahara desert.
What type of rock made the Great Pyramid?
The Great Pyramid consists of more than 2.3 million limestone blocks. The Egyptians shipped the limestone blocks from quarries all along the Nile River. The stone was cut by hammering wedges into the stone. Next the wedges were soaked with water. The wedges expanded, causing the rock to crack. Once they were cut, they were carried by boat either up or down the Nile River to the pyramid.
What part did the Nile River play in the building of the pyramid?
It provided water and transport.
Where did the materials come from to build the great pyramids?
They established stone quarries in the mountains beside the upper Nile, and floated the blocks down the river to the pyramid sites.
Why was the Nile important in the Egyptians?
the egyptains used the river nile to transport the stones from one places to the other while they were making the pyramid.
What river was the Great Sphinx flourished in?
It was built by the river Nile.
