or Giza
City (pop., 1996: 2,221,868), Upper Egypt.
Located on the western bank of the Nile River, it is a suburb of Cairo . A noted entertainment district, it is also the centre of Egypt's motion-picture industry. Rising 5 mi (8 km) west of the city are the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza (see pyramid ), built during Egypt's 4th dynasty (с 2613–с 2494 BC).