| Location |
Upper Egypt - 8 kilometers south of Saqqara West bank of Nile |
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| Nome |  Knife - the 22nd
Nome of Upper Egypt
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| Type of Settlement | Royal necropolis of the Old Kingdom 4th Dynasty, and Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty | |
| Historical Development | - Archaeological research has revealed no traces of activity in this area before Snefru, which may mean that he chose this area, because it had not been used before.
- The first notable building activity in the area after Snefru is dated to the reign of Amenemhet 2 of the 12th Dynasty, - After the Middle Kingdom, Dahshur seems to have lost its appeal as a royal necropolis. Amenemhet's 3 pyramid was the last royal funerary monument that was built there | |
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