Shata
Ancient city · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 31.409, 31.872
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Based on the object's type in Wikidata.
History
Shata or Sheikh Shata is an old city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. It lies North East of the Nile Delta on Lake Manzala. The city was famous in Middle Ages for its production of textiles known as "Shatawi" and for producing cover (Kiswah) for Kaaba.