Lisht

Lisht is a village south of Cairo, in Lower Egypt.

Understand
This is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I and Senusret I. The two main pyramids were surrounded by smaller pyramids of members of the royal family, and many mastaba tombs of high officials and their family members, constructed throughout the 12th and 13th Dynasties. The location is probably close to their capital city Itj-Tawy ("Binder of the Two Lands", i. e. Upper and Lower Egypt), whose ruins have never been conclusively identified.

By car
Lisht is about 35 km south of Saqqara and 26 km south of Dahshur. It is possible, but not recommended, to combine all of them in a single day trip.

Go next

 * Saqqara
 * Dahshur
 * Memphis