CAIRO – 7 March 2021: The Egyptian government has recently restored the Islamic village in Balat, which is an addition to the map of tourist sites in the New Valley Governorate. According to the official website of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Balat is an integrated archaeological city dating back to the Ottoman era. The city was named Balat because it housed the royal court during the Ottoman era. Qalaa Al-Dabaa includes six terraces for the rulers of the oases during the ancient Egyptian’s Sixth Dynasty. As for the Ain Al-Aseel site, it includes the remains of the city dwellings dating back to the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

Source: Egypt Today March 07, 2021 12:11 UTC