Balat, Egypt

City in New Valley, Egypt

Balat بلاط
city
Old village
25°33′51″N 29°15′57″E / 25.564031°N 29.265819°E / 25.564031; 29.265819
Country	Egypt
Governorate	New Valley
Population (2006)
• Total	3,794
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EST)

Balat (Arabic: بلاط, from Latin: palātium, lit. 'palace'^[1]), is a small town in the New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 3,700 people in 2006.

Geography

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.

History

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]

References

^ 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.

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