Dishna, Egypt

Dishna
ⲧⲉϣⲛⲏ
Dishna is located in Egypt
Dishna
Dishna
Location within Egypt
Coordinates: 26°07′21″N 32°28′00″E / 26.12250°N 32.46667°E / 26.12250; 32.46667
Country Egypt
GovernorateQena
Named fortree garden
Area
 • Total
211.4 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
447,430
 • Density2,117/km2 (5,482/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EGY)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dishna, Egypt panorama

Dishna (Arabic: دشنا, from Coptic: ⲧⲉϣⲛⲏ, lit. 'the tree garden') is a settlement west of Qena situated on the north bank of the river Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt.

Geography

Dishna is 453 km (281 mi) from Cairo.

History

An expedition of the Southern University of Texas explored the Sebilian culture on the Dishna plains. The Ain Khoman tools of Oasis Baharia were identified as similar to the Esnan industry of the Dishna dated to c.12,300 B.P, differing only with respect to bifacial tools. Several sites between Wadi Kubbaniya and the plains contained assemblages also of Esnan industrial production. The Esnan industry, also known as Mesnian, employed a non-levallois technique, productions composed largely of end-scrapers, though also including a much smaller number of arch-backed bladelets and trapezoid.

See also

References

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