| Sidmant el-Gebel · سدمنت الجبل | ||
| Governorate | Beni Suef | |
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| Residents | 13.119 (2006) | |
| height | 31 m | |
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Sidmant or Sidmant el-Gebel (also Sedment, Arabic:سدمنت الجبل, Sidmant al-Ǧabal) is a village and an archaeological site in the egyptian Governorate Beni Suef, about 7 kilometers northwest of Ihnāsyā el-Madīna, the ancient Herakleopolis Magna. There are extensive cemeteries here that were laid out between the early dynastic period and the New Kingdom.
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Monastery of St. George (دير مارجرجس, Dair Mār Ǧirǧis). To the east of the village.(29 ° 8 ′ 50 ″ N.30 ° 54 ′ 7 ″ E)
- 4 kilometers west of the city there is a pharaonic necropolis in the area of the rocks, which was used from the early to the late period. The archaeological site is not accessible.
activities
shop
kitchen
accommodation
Accommodation options are available in Cairo or Beni Suef.
trips
literature
- : Sedment. London: British School of Archeology in Egypt [et al.], 1924, British School of Archeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account. 1921; 34 35. 2 volumes
- : Sedment: burials of Egyptian farmers and noblemen over the centuries. London: Golden House Publications, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-7-9 .
