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The Great Sphinx of EgyptThe Great Sphinx of Egypt was built to honour all gods and is said to free the souls of the Queens who committed adultery.

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29°58′30.6″N, 31°8′17.1″E

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Great Sphinx of Giza and Khafre’s Pyramid, Giza Plateau, Cairo.

العربية: هرم خفرع وأبو الهول في الجيزة
English: The Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza on the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt..
Deutsch: Die Große Sphinx von Gizeh vor der Chephren-Pyramide, der mittleren der Pyramiden von Gizeh am westlichen Rand des Niltals.
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Photo taken by en:User:Hajor, 13.12.2002, originally uploaded to en.wikipedia.
Date

December 13, 2002
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Image:Sphinx und Chephren-Pyramide.jpg
Image:Sphinx und Chephren-Pyramide.jpg

Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for March 20, 2005. It was captioned as followed:
English: The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background.
Български: Големият сфинкс в Гиза и пирамидата на Хефрен.
Česky: Velká sfinga v Gíze, v pozadí Chefrénova pyramida.
Deutsch: Die Große Sphinx von Giza mit der Khafre- Pyramide im Hintergrund
English: The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background.
Esperanto: La Granda Sphinx de Giza, kun la Piramido de Khafre en la fono.
Español: La gran esfinge de Giza, con la pirámide de Khafre en el fondo.
Français : Le Sphinx et la pyramide de Khafre en Égypte
Italiano: La grande Sfinge di Giza e sullo sfondo la Piramide di Khafre.
日本語: ギーザの スフィンクス、カフラー王の ピラミッドを背景に
Lëtzebuergesch: D' Grouss Sphinx vu Giza mat der Khafre- Pyramid am Hannergrond
Português: A Grande Esfinge de Giza, com a Pirâmide de Khafre ao fundo.
Русский: Великий сфинкс в Гизе, на фоне пирамиды Khafre
‪中文(简体)‬: 埃及吉萨的胡夫金字塔和狮身人面像

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