Deir el-Ballas

#158 among destinations in Egypt

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Deir el-Ballas is an archaeological site in Upper Egypt. It was the location of a royal palace and administration center occupied by rulers of the Seventeenth Dynasty in ancient Egypt's late Second Intermediate Period. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 26°1'0"N, 32°46'0"E

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QinaEgypt

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Deir el-Ballas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Naqada, Qift.

6.4 miSW
Pyramid
Pyramid of Naqada
163 min walk • The Pyramid of Naqada, also called the Pyramid of Ombos, is part of a group of seven very similar small step pyramids, which were all erected far from the major centres of Egypt and about which very little is known.
3.3 miE
Town
Qift
85 min walk • Qift is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about 43 km north of Luxor, situated under 26° north lat. on the east bank of the Nile.