English: Islamic City of Balat (Balat Old City), Dakhhla Oasis in Egypt It is a itegrated archaeological city datig back to the Ottoma era. It was built i a high place to avoid the dager of udergroud water, to adapt to the extreme heat of the cotietal weather, ad also to defed the city agaist the attacks of its eemies. This ame was amed because it was the seat of the royal court durig the Ottoma period . The city icludes may religious ad civil buildigs such as mosques, kateebas ad houses cosistig of oe or two or three floors. It also icluded may service buildigs such as mills, jugs, ports ad shops. (A quote: https://egyptian-antiquities.com/en/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9/)