| Name | Location |
|
Extent | No. | Notes | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuss el Kebir, K el-
(Ahmar) |
N of Damanhur | 31 09 43N
30 26 56E |
|
286 | A large site, near the village of Rodat el Moazi. It is one of a pair of closely-adjacent mounds (with K. el Nuss el Saghir, no. 285). Inspected for Delta Survey by Penny Wilson. Details and photos. | Probably the same as SCA Beheira register no. 100120 - named as Kom el-Ahmar (ii). SoE 1:25,000 map 93/555. |
| Nuss el Saghir, K el- | N of Damanhur | 31 10 30N
30 27 25E |
|
285 | Adjacent to Kom el Nuss el-Kebir. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos. | Probably the same as SCA Beheira register no. 100170 - named as Kom el-Wast. |
| Qaa, K el- | N of Kafr es-Sheikh | 31 13 43N
30 53 40E |
|
276 | A small village on an ancient mound. | - |
| Qabrit, T | NE of Fuwa | 31 13 27N
30 35 57E |
|
233 | Visited in 1990 by J and P Spencer: surface covered with Late Roman sherds, glass and fired bricks. Two granite millstones and part of a limestone pilaster on surface. Mapped by Penny Wilson for EES in 2002 Details and photos. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090167. SoE 1:25,000 series, 94/570; ESA 1996 map NH36-M2a; Spencer SA 14 (1992), 536. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 202-8. |
| Qadah, K el- | SW of Abu Hummus | 30 59 20N
30 10 18E |
(2002) |
413 | Shown only as a village on ESA 1996 map NH36-I4c. West of the village is a small cemetery on a low mound, cut to a rectangular shape by the advance of the fields. | SCA Beheira register no. 100248. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Qadi, K el- | S of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 04 31N
30 08 45E |
(2004) |
396 | A cluster of small mounds just S of the village of Ezba Abdu Pasha. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos. | SCA Beheira register no. 100165. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Marked only as a village on the ESA 1:50,000 map (1996). See P. Wilson and J.Rowland in JEA 92 (2006), 9. |
| Qadi, T el- | SW of Zagazig | 30 31 35N
31 25 40E |
|
60 | Levelled for agriculture in 1892. In 1992 Friedman and Buck survey reported the former location of the site to lie under town of el-Qadi and to have been completely destroyed. | Foucart ASAE 2 (1901), 72. |
| Qadi, T el- | N of Zagazig | 30 44 30N
31 26 50E |
|
69 | This location lies at the west edge of a small town, which itself rises some 10m so may be built on an on an ancient mound. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Qaha | At Qaha town | 30 16 49N
31 12 21E |
|
719 | The modern town of Qaha, by the Cairo - Benha road. The elevation rises to 21m on the mound under the town. | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070109. |
| Qalaa, El- | 4.5km NE of Abu Kebir | 30 45 44N
31 42 16E |
(2005) |
679 | A small mound in fields, the east part overbuilt by a modern cemetery and the west side clear. | SCA Sharqiya register 13050073, as 'Mantiqat al-Qalah', i.e. 'El-Qalah Area'. |
| Qaluf, K | NW of Biyala | 31 13 12N
31 08 31E |
|
105 | A circular mound in fields with a modern
cemetery on it. There is a canal on the east and a track on the north side.
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| Qalyub el-Balad | At Qalyub town | 30 10 36N
31 12 22E |
|
718 | A town on an ancient site. The elevation rises to 25m in the centre of the town | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070108. |
| Qamh, T el- | E of Baltim | 31 31 48N
31 11 46E |
(2007) |
129 | On the 1916 map, but lacking from the ESA 1996 map NH36-M6a. Satellite images (2007) show the site cut down to a square shape by advance of agriculture. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Qamha | SW of Itayai el Barud | 30 49 53N
30 28 48E |
|
710 | The mound, 2-3m high, stands in the cultivation and is covered by rough vegetation. Roman pottery noted in 2007 by J. Trampier. Once probably part of Kom Rekawya (711),situated just to the SW. | SCA Beheira register no. 100263. |
| Qanan, T | E of Simbellawein | 30 53 40N
31 31 30E |
|
338 | Italian survey 1987-8: Very disturbed with Ptolemaic to Roman pottery including terra sigillata and Red Slip Wares. Now levelled to fields. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/660; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., Bull. GIECE 13, 25-6; Brink, NDIT, 173. |
| Qanatir, K el- | S of Abu Hummus | 31 02 33N
30 17 01E |
|
385 | Visited by Penny Wilson for EES in 2005: village Kom el-Qanatir on a low mound, but hardly any pottery sherds were visible. There were some deep pits filled with water. | SCA Beheira register no. 100166.
SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 105-6. |
| Qantir | N of Faqus | 30 47 56N
31 50 09E |
|
192 | Major site not part of this survey
Ancient Pi-Ramesse. Hildesheim excavations ongoing from 1980. Much bibliography. |
SCA Sharqiya register 13120045. Bibliography. |
| Qara, T el- | Central N coast | 31 28 10N
31 22 45E |
(2003) |
138 | Shows on satellite imagery (2003) as a large sandy mound encircled by new field layouts. | - |
| Qaraqrah, T el- | SW of Zagazig | 30 32 24N
31 24 39E |
|
675 | Also known as Kom el Ahmar. Satellite imagery (2007) shows only cultivated fields at this location. | SCA Sharqiya register 13140006. |
| Qarawi, El- | 3km E of Abu Hummus | 31 05 20N
30 20 34E |
|
614 | Shown only as a village on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. The site is covered by a modern cemetery. Details and photos. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SCA Beheira register no. 100116. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 147-9, 370-1. |
| Qarinein, K el- | W of Hosh Isa | 30 54 30N
30 15 58E |
(2007) |
448 | Area of original mound is large and shows
on satellite images. Cut by fields on SW and SE. Surviving areas overbuilt
by houses and a cemetery. To view in Google EarthTM, click the
logo |
SCA Beheira register no. 100222. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Qarqada, T | E of Husseiniya | 30 53 35N
32 05 48E |
|
201 | Possibly the same as T. Ghardaqa? Satellite imagery (2007) shows a village on a mound, with new fields on the north-west in which appear to show ancient building patterns. | - |
| Qaryah, El- | ESE of Kafr ed Dauwar | 31 05 31N
30 12 05E |
|
695 | An SCA registered site, position from SCA map. No information. There is no mound on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map at this point, only the adjacent Kom Nefwa (SCA 100123). | SCA Beheira register no. 100116. Just possibly the same as EES site T. Luqin (366), west of this point, if the SCA map contains an error. |
| Qaryah Nawai
(Kom el Ahmar) |
SSE of Qaha | 30 13 43N
31 15 52E |
|
727 | A modern town stands at this location. | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070209. |
| Qasr el Banat, T | Central N coast | 31 24 30N
31 26 42E |
(2005) |
143 | Satellite imagery (2005) shows a large sandy mound, with a quadrant cut out for agriculture at the NW. | - |
| Qasr Khalafalla, K | N of Biyala | 31 18 40N
31 12 45E |
|
115 | On a visit in 1997, J and P Spencer were not able to locate this mound. Satellite imagery (2007) shows nothing but cultivated fields at this location. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Qassabi, K el- | E of Fuwa | 31 15 50N
30 39 53E |
(2007) |
248 | About 1km west of El-Qassabi village.
Islamic graves indicated on top. The main cemetery is on the eastern side
of the mound, with just a small row of tombs on the western edge. To view
the satellite image in Google EarthTM,
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SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090136. ESA 1996 map NH36-M2c. |
| Qeid el Gahsh, K (Ahmar) | Near L Burullos | 31 22 21N
30 48 42E |
(2005) |
256 | A substantial mound surrounded by fields, with new field-plots cut about 150m into the south side. Clear of any modern structures. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090109 (as Kom el-Ahmar). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 259-60. |
| Qeisar, Ez. K | NW of Tanta | 30 51 37N
30 53 30E |
(2006) |
19 | A mound of 550 x 400m set in fields, occupied by military installations. | - |
| Qinan, T el- | W of Tanis | 30 57 49N
31 47 48E |
|
164 | Italian survey 1987-8: said to be of Roman date, but there is no mention of dated ceramics in the pottery report in Bull. GIECE 13, 22-6. Satellite imagery (2005) shows modern tombs on the mound and agricultural development at the east side. | SCA Sharqiya register 13190058. SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/690; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., map in Brink, NDIT, 173. |
| Qinan, T el- | S of Dikirnis | 30 57 24N
31 36 00E |
|
173 | Shown on the SoE 1916 map just N of the village of Tag el-Izz as a long ridge, apparently a geomorphological feature not an ancient site. Satellite imagery (2006) confirms the long shape in the field pattern. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916); 1:25,000 series, 91/660. |
| Qinas, K | SW of Abu Hummus | 30 57 11N
30 12 29E |
(2007) |
417 | A mound with the village of Ezba Kom Qinas on the N part and a cemetery on the SE. The cemetery occupies 150 x 75m. | SCA Beheira register no. 100261 (their location not exact?). SoE 1:100,000 (1916); ESA 1996 map NH36-I4c |
| Qirqafa, T el- | - | - | - | - | see Helmi, Ezbet (579) | - |
| Qubur, K el-
(Maqaboura) |
SW of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 30 58 50N
30 02 55E |
(2006) |
399 | A low mound with the edges cut straight by advance of the cultivation, overbuilt by a modern cemetery. Bounded by a canal at the NW and fields on the other sides. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos. | On SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map as K. Qubur. SCA Beheira register no. 100223 (under new name of 'Maqabowereh'). |
| Queisna | Menufiya | 30 31 43N
31 10 14E |
|
639 | A large gezira, used as a sand-quarry, containing ancient remains dating from the Ramesside period to Roman. Visited by the EES survey of 2005, led by J. Rowland, now directing excavations at the site. Details and photos. | SCA Menufiya register 080105. J. Rowland, "Minufiyeh: the geophysical survey at Quesna", in EA 30 (Spring, 2007), 33-5; P. Wilson and J. Rowland in JEA 92 (2006), 11. |
| Quleia, K (Kafri) | 4.5km N of Buto | 31 17 11N
30 42 51E |
(2006) |
245 | The mound is long from N to S, with a small village on the N end. The S part is clear. The mound is surrounded by cultivated fields. | On SoE 1:100,000 1916 map and also ESA 1996 map NH 36-M2c, as Tell Kafri ("ruined mound"). SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090174. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 258. |
| Quleia, T el- | NW of Biyala | 31 16 22N
31 07 46E |
(2007) |
104 | Site overbuilt by a village, in the middle is a dug out crater (2007). There is a subsidiary mound 500m to the NE. | - |
| Quleia(t), K | S edge of Lake Edku | 31 12 48N
30 10 33E |
(2004) |
225 | Satellite imagery (2004) shows this site reduced to a small mound, clear of building, in lagoons of fish-farms. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Quraga, T | 10km NE of Kafr Saqr | 30 50 20N
31 44 10E |
|
671 | Satellite imagery (2005) shows only cultivated fields at this location. | SCA Sharqiya register 13130056 (Quragah). |
| Qutat, T el- | 5km S of Thmuis | 30 54 00N
31 31 55E |
|
499 | Italian survey noted this site had disappeared under fields by 1987. | See Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 50; on Plan 4 in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba, II. |