The town lies in the eastern part of the Dakhhla Oasis in Egypt. Three kilometers to the northeast at Ain 'Asil (Arabic عين أصيل) was a settlement from the Old Kingdom. The northern part of the settlement was surrounded by a wall. There was the palace of the governor (head of the oasis) and other administrative buildings. In the south, among other things, there were significant remains of houses and potteries.
Historyedit
The place exists probably only since the second half of the 14th century. The name Balāṭ el-Malik, occasionally used by locals, means ruler's seat. The old village center is located on the south side of the trunk road to Muṭ, the "modern" settlement extends on the north side.[2]
Referencesedit
^Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 20.
^Michel Valloggia: Dakhla Oasis, Balat. In: Kathryn A. Bard: Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London 1999 , pp. 216–219.
January 01, 1970
balat, egypt, balat, arabic, بلاط, from, latin, palātium, palace, small, town, valley, governorate, egypt, population, estimated, people, 2006, balat, بلاطcityold, villagebalatlocation, egyptcoordinates, 564031, 265819, 564031, 265819country, egyptgovernoraten. Balat Arabic بلاط from Latin palatium lit palace 1 is a small town in the New Valley Governorate Egypt Its population was estimated at 3 700 people in 2006 Balat بلاطcityOld villageBalatLocation in EgyptCoordinates 25 33 51 N 29 15 57 E 25 564031 N 29 265819 E 25 564031 29 265819Country EgyptGovernorateNew ValleyPopulation 2006 Total3 794Time zoneUTC 02 00 EST Geography editThe town lies in the eastern part of the Dakhhla Oasis in Egypt Three kilometers to the northeast at Ain Asil Arabic عين أصيل was a settlement from the Old Kingdom The northern part of the settlement was surrounded by a wall There was the palace of the governor head of the oasis and other administrative buildings In the south among other things there were significant remains of houses and potteries History editThe place exists probably only since the second half of the 14th century The name Balaṭ el Malik occasionally used by locals means ruler s seat The old village center is located on the south side of the trunk road to Muṭ the modern settlement extends on the north side 2 References edit Peust Carsten Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Agypten PDF p 20 Michel Valloggia Dakhla Oasis Balat In Kathryn A Bard Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Routledge London 1999 pp 216 219 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balat Egypt amp oldid 1111356631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
