Tell el-Balamun
Tel el-Balamun
ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩ تل البلامون | |
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Tel el-Balamun | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 31°34′17″E / 31.25861°N 31.57139°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tell el-Balamun (Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩ; Ancient Greek: Διοσπόλις ή κάτω) first known as Smabehdet, is an ancient city in Egypt dating from 2400 BC. It was once a port city on an estuary of the Nile, but is now inland of the Mediterranean Sea. In ancient times it was known as Diospolis Inferior or Diospolis Kato. It has a complex of temples.