Dishasha

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Dishasha
دشاشة
Village
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Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°58′59″N30°50′57″E / 28.983056°N 30.849167°E / 28.983056; 30.849167
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  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]

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The population was 11,844 in 2006. [3]

Necropolis of Dishasha from the late Old Kingdom Dishasha 01.JPG
Necropolis of Dishasha from the late Old Kingdom

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References

  1. ↑ Corporation, Marshall Cavendish (2010). The New Cultural Atlas of Egypt. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN   978-0-7614-7877-5.
  2. ↑ "1897 Deshasheh | Artefacts of Excavation". egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk.
  3. ↑ "Place Rankings - Data Commons". datacommons.org. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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