Dishasha
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Dishasha
دشاشة | |
|---|---|
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]
