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E. A. Zaghloul
2.5 Darb al-Ghabari Inscriptions
On the entrance to the Dakhla Oasis where sandstone blocks take many forms, some
rock art painting (rock inscriptions) from the prehistoric man since about 5000 BC
were recorded. The human drawings are depicted after the introduction of agriculture
and grazing depicting the palm and the animals.
2.6 Bashandi Village
It is a small village built in Pharaonic style by green bricks. An ancient temple buried
in the sand is likely to be from the 19th Dynasty and then was restored in the region of
Ramses IX. There are also a Roman cemetery of the rulers of this region since the first
century AD. In the south of the village is a temple in the spring of the Roman era and
built of sandstone. In the village, there is an Islamic Cemetery of Sheikh Bashandi,
after whom the village was named. He was the village leader in the Turkish era. His
tomb was built of ancient Pharaonic temple stones that were used in the village and
were used as a prayer site.
2.7 Balat Village
It is located above a high hill. Its streets are narrow and domed of palm wood and
palm trees and divided into the streets of families with wooden inscriptions on their
gates, specifying the family name, the date of construction and the verses of the Holy
Quran.
2.8 The Pharaonic Tombs in Balat
At the distance of one kilometer from the Balat Village, where there are five terraces
made of mud brick above each other, such as the Pharaonic tombs next to other
Roman tombs, as well as the gate of the tomb of the governor of the area headed
by two small animals and a door line Hieroglyphs refers to the era of the ancient
state VIth Dynasty 2430 BC. This is evidenced by the fact that the area of Balat was
the center of the oasis in the Pharaonic times and was where the royal court was
established in the era of Kings Papy I and II.
E. A. Zaghloul
2.5 Darb al-Ghabari Inscriptions
On the entrance to the Dakhla Oasis where sandstone blocks take many forms, some
rock art painting (rock inscriptions) from the prehistoric man since about 5000 BC
were recorded. The human drawings are depicted after the introduction of agriculture
and grazing depicting the palm and the animals.
2.6 Bashandi Village
It is a small village built in Pharaonic style by green bricks. An ancient temple buried
in the sand is likely to be from the 19th Dynasty and then was restored in the region of
Ramses IX. There are also a Roman cemetery of the rulers of this region since the first
century AD. In the south of the village is a temple in the spring of the Roman era and
built of sandstone. In the village, there is an Islamic Cemetery of Sheikh Bashandi,
after whom the village was named. He was the village leader in the Turkish era. His
tomb was built of ancient Pharaonic temple stones that were used in the village and
were used as a prayer site.
2.7 Balat Village
It is located above a high hill. Its streets are narrow and domed of palm wood and
palm trees and divided into the streets of families with wooden inscriptions on their
gates, specifying the family name, the date of construction and the verses of the Holy
Quran.
2.8 The Pharaonic Tombs in Balat
At the distance of one kilometer from the Balat Village, where there are five terraces
made of mud brick above each other, such as the Pharaonic tombs next to other
Roman tombs, as well as the gate of the tomb of the governor of the area headed
by two small animals and a door line Hieroglyphs refers to the era of the ancient
state VIth Dynasty 2430 BC. This is evidenced by the fact that the area of Balat was
the center of the oasis in the Pharaonic times and was where the royal court was
established in the era of Kings Papy I and II.