Modern name for a settlement site in the western Delta of Lower Egypt whose surviving remains date from the New Kingdom to the Late Period. At least one temple with inscriptions of Ramesses II have been identified. The site was excavated by the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1911 and from 1949–1951 and has been the subject of a survey and excavations by a British team since 2002.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier
Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. EdwART. 2011.