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Giza is the third largest city in Egypt. The city's population was 2,681,863 in the 2006 national census. Giza is most famous as the

location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world.

Introduction

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The Great Pyramid of GizaIt is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient

World and the only one to remain largely intact.

Pyramid of Khafre

Is the second-tallest and second-largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza

Is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza

Pyramid of Menkaure

Great Sphinx of Giza

It is the largest monolith statue in the world.

ClimateGiza experiences an arid climate, but often with high humidity due to the Nile

River Valley's effects.

Climate data for Giza

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high °C

17 19 23 28 32 35 36 36 32 29 26 21 27.8

Average low °C

(°F)9 9 11 13 18 21 22 22 21 18 15 11 15.8

Precipitation mm 3 3 3 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 38

Economy

Industries here include movies, chemicals, machinery and cigarettes. In addition, Giza has many luxury apartment buildings along the Nile, making it

a popular place to live.

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If you went to Egypt, you would go to Giza