Pyramids of Giza , Arabic Ahrāmāt Al-Jīzah, Giza also spelled Gizeh, three 4th- dynasty ( 2575- c. 2465 bce) pyramids erected on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) in northern Egypt. In ancient times they were included among the Seven Wonders of the World.