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A camel is a popular way to tour the
pyramids (9 miles west of Cairo) of Khufu (Cheops), Kheophren (Cheophren )
and Menkaru (Mycerinus). Khufu (Cheops) is theoldest and
largest and was erected about 2690 B.C. Its original hieght was 481 feet
and its base
covered 13 acres. Kheopheren, Khufu's son, built the second and slightly
smaller of the
large pyramids about 2650 B.C. The third built is the smallest of the
three and waserected
in about 2600 B.C. for Pharoah Menkaru.
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