El-Hawawish

Rock tombs at El-Hawawish

El-diabat (Arabic: الديابات) is the name given to the site of the ancient necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Akhmim in the Sohag Governorate, Egypt.

The cemetery was excavated extensively by an Australian archaeological and epigraphic expedition under the auspices of the Australian Centre for Egyptology and Macquarie University and the direction of Professor Naguib Kanawati.

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Coordinates: 26°36′N 31°49′E / 26.600°N 31.817°E / 26.600; 31.817

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