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Saqqara

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Saq·qa·ra also Sak·ka·ra  (s-kär)
A village of northern Egypt near Cairo. It is the site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids, including the Step Pyramid built for Zoser during the III Dynasty (c. 2980-2900 b.c.).
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Noun1.Saqqara - a town in northern EgyptSaqqara - a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
Sakkara, Saqqarah
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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95 Paperback DT73 Zivie, one of the world's leading scholars of Egyptology, documents the recent archaeological discoveries at the Lost Tombs of Saqqara by mating 55 color photographs from the excavations to personal anecdotes and technical highlights.
The lost tombs of Saqqara by Reference & Research Book News
All eight sarcophagi in the storeroom are believed to hold mummies, said Abdel Hakim Karar, chief archaeologist of Saqqara but so far only three were opened.
Hawass unseals sarcophagus by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
These frequent discoveries prove that Saqqara is a virgin site of archeological history.
Mummy "prison" found in Egypt's Saqqara by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
 
 
 
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