Dishna, Egypt
Human settlement in Egypt
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Dishna (Arabic: دشنا, from Coptic: ⲧⲉϣⲛⲏ, lit. 'the tree garden'[1]) is a settlement west of Qena situated on the north bank of the river Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt.
Dishna
ⲧⲉϣⲛⲏ | |
|---|---|
 Dishna | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′21″N 32°28′00″E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Qena |
| Named after | tree garden[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 211.4 km2 (81.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 447,430 |
| • Density | 2,117/km2 (5,482/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Geography
History
An expedition of the Southern University of Texas explored the Sebilian culture on the Dishna plains.[5] The Ain Khoman tools of Oasis Baharia were identified as similar to the Esnan industry of the Dishna dated to c.12,300 B.P, differing only with respect to bifacial tools.[6] Several sites between Wadi Kubbaniya and the plains contained assemblages also of Esnan industrial production.[7] The Esnan industry, also known as Mesnian, employed a non-levallois technique, productions composed largely of end-scrapers, though also including a much smaller number of arch-backed bladelets and trapezoid.[8]
