Dishasha
Village in Beni Suef, Egypt
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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]
Dishasha
دشاشة | |
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Village | |
 Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28.983056°N 30.849167°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The population was 11,844 in 2006.[3]
