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Deir el-Bersha
Deir el-Bersha
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Deir el-Bersha
Deir el-Bersha is a village in Middle Egypt. It is located on the east bank of the Nile in the al-Minya governorate. During the Middle Kingdom it was the chief cemetery of the governors of the 15th Upper Egyptian Nome, dating back to the Eleventh and Twelfth Dynasties.
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Country: Egypt
District: Minya Governorate
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ancient Egyptians
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period
Date of Submission: 2003
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