Formerly a huge archaeological mound, as shown in the archive photograph, this site was seriously damaged by the activities of the sebbakhin with the consequent destruction of much archaeological evidence. Site of temples of Ramesses II and III, together with a palace complex of the latter king. This destroyed monument is chiefly known from the many faience tiles in museums which once decorated its chambers. The west half of the mound has been levelled. The main mound is flanked to the NE by a road, on the other side of which is an outlying mound of 370 x 340m. Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey no. 311.
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