The village of Deir El-Bersha lies on the east bank of the Nile , in
Minia Governorate
nearby the city of Mallawi . The area occupies a remarkable position among the other cities in
Minia
due to the numerous limestone quarries next to it and the fascinating 39 rock-cut tombs necropolises of which are similar in style to the later tombs at Beni Hassan . The tombs date to the
Old Kingdom
,
First Intermediate Period
and the Middle Kingdom , especially the Twelfth Dynasty .
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