Madinat Hirit al-Maqlubah

REGISTERED: Yes

 

OTHER NAMES: Al-Khawagat, Batn Ihrit; Theadelphia (Classical)

    This site contains a temple built by Ptolemy II in the second century BCE. The limestone elements of the structure have been moved to Alexandria and are on display in the garden of the Graeco-Roman museum. Other remains include baths, Graeco-Roman houses and cemeteries. The baths are still visible today and there are potsherds scattered on the surface.

 

Cultivation and canals surround the site, creating water pools within the site limits. The area is used for herding animals and as a road, and there is a lot of wild vegetation on the site. More attention needs to be paid to this site to prevent further loss of the archaeological material.

 

 

     Amlaak Maps

Official maps used by the SCA based on ESA maps, showing the official borders of archaeological sites.

Other Backgrounds

    ESA/AGR 1:2500 Maps  

Ministry of Agriculture (AGR) updated ESA cadastral maps to demonstrate urban expansion until 1985. These maps are commonly used by local land authorities and land use planners..

    ESA 1:2500 Maps  

Cadastral maps produced by ESA showing the location and boundaries of urban built up areas and the land divisions with their names and numbers. Two versions are produced from this series in the early 1900s and 1940s.

    ESA 1:50,000 Topographical Maps 

ESA maps with urban and topographical features, produced in 1993. These maps are useful in showing the relationships between archaeological sites and built-up land.