Mentioned in several ancient Coptic texts but forgotten by the church today, the monastery of Al-Muharraqa was situated once on the West bank of the Nile, today known as the Saudiyyah village. It is to the south of Tammua, not far from the pyramids of Lisht, Meidum, and Dahshur. It is highly possible that these pharaonic funeral archetectures may have being reused by the early Christians as a place of worship.

Photo: Wikipedia, the pyramid at Meidum. What left is in fact the unfinished inner step pyramid, that should have had an outer layer according to the speculation.

Photo: Wikipedia, the pyramid at Meidum. An old photo.

Photo: Wikipedia, the pyramid of Amenemhat I in Lisht.

Photo: Wikipedia, the pyramid of Senusret I in Lisht

Photo: Shangyun Shen, the bent Pyramid in Dahshur

Photo: Shangyun Shen, farmers harvesting the potatos in Dahshur.