Tell el-Balamun

Tel el-Balamun
ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩ
تل البلامون
Tel el-Balamun is located in Egypt
Tel el-Balamun
Tel el-Balamun
Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 31°34′17″E / 31.25861°N 31.57139°E / 31.25861; 31.57139
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia Governorate

Tell el-Balamun (Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩ; Ancient Greek: Διοσπόλις ή κάτω)[1] first known as Smabehdet, is an ancient city in Egypt dating from 2400 BC. It was once a port city on an estuary of the Nile, but is now inland of the Mediterranean Sea. In ancient times it was known as Diospolis Inferior. It has a complex of temples.

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