The Great Sphinx is in Egypt, in Giza. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (2559 BC) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument
Country
Egypt
City or region
Giza
Origin (P571)
2559 BC
Coordinates
29.9753 N, 31.1377 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
83
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Great Pyramid of Giza
Egypt
0.5
Grand Egyptian Museum
Egypt
2.7
Egyptian Museum
Egypt
12.2
Pyramid of Userkaf
Egypt
13.8
Islamic Cairo
Egypt
14.4
The closest neighbor is Great Pyramid of Giza, 0.5 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Esfinge de Gizé
English
The Great Sphinx
Español
Gran Esfinge de Guiza
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 29.9753 N, 31.1377 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
The Great Sphinx: 83 sitelinks; closest neighbor Great Pyramid of Giza at 0.5 km