Balat
Balat, is a small town in the New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 3,700 people in 2006.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 3,790 residents
- Description: town in the Egyptian depression of el-Dakhla
- Also known as: “Balāţ”, “Balāţ, Balat”, “Balat, Egypt”, and “Belat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qila‘ el-Dabba and Mastaba of Khentika.
Qila‘ el-Dabba
Archaeological site
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Qila‘ el-Dabba is an archaeological site.
Ain Asil
Archaeological site
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Ain Asil is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km east of Balat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Bashandi and Dakhla Oasis.
El-Bashandi
Village
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El-Bashandi is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Balat.
Dakhla Oasis
Dakhla is an oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, 740 km from Cairo. It extends some 80 km from east to west and 25 km from north to south.
El-Qasaba
Locality
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El-Qasaba is a locality, which is situated 8 km south of Balat.
Balat
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.56151° or 25° 33′ 41″ northLongitude
29.26281° or 29° 15′ 46″ eastPopulation
3,790Elevation
136 metres (446 feet)Open location code
7GQFH767+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 767964923OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
359316Wikidata ID
Q804654
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