Minshat Abu Omar

Minshat Abu Omar
Minshat Abu Omar
Shown within Egypt
Alternative nameSharkia
LocationEgypt; Al Sharqia Governorate; Nile Delta
RegionUpper Egypt
Coordinates30°51′26″N 32°01′10″E / 30.85722°N 32.01944°E / 30.85722; 32.01944
TypeCemetery, settlement
History
PeriodsProtodynasties, Early Dynasties, Late Roman Period

Minshat Abu Omar (also written Minschat Abu Omar; Arab. Minshāt Abū 'Umar) is an important archaeological site in Northern Egypt. It lies around 93.21 miles north-east of Cairo in the Nile Delta. Minshat Abu Omar contains several cemeteries from protodynastic dynasties, as well as many burial sites that date back to the late Roman Era.

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