Dishasha
Dishasha
دشاشة | |
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Village | |
  Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28°58′59″N 30°50′57″E / 28.983056°N 30.849167°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Dishasha (Deshasha) is a village and archaeological site in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt, located on the west of the Nile. It contains a necropolis from the late Old Kingdom, including tombs belonging to the chief officials from the 20th nome.[1] Flinders Petrie excavated the area in 1898 and recorded approximately 150 tombs.[2]
The population was 11,844 in 2006.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Corporation, Marshall Cavendish (2010). The New Cultural Atlas of Egypt. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-0-7614-7877-5.
- ^ "1897 Deshasheh | Artefacts of Excavation". egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "Place Rankings - Data Commons". datacommons.org. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
External links
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