Tal Basta

Tal Basta is located about oe kilometer southeast of the curret city of Zagazig i Sharkia Goverorate. I the past, the city was kow as the “Pastet”, the seat of the Bastet. The city of Bar – Bastet ad its worship of Bastet gaied wide fame, ad was oe of the most importat ceters of early worship ot i the East Delta but i all of Egypt. The remais of the temples spread throughout the Old City idicate the great iterest of the kigs of aciet Egypt, whose ames were foud o stoe remais from the time of the aciet state util the Roma era. The most importat moumets i the regio are: the Temple of Kig Babi I, Temple of the Bastet, the cemetery of the seior staff of Bastet, the Cetral State Palace, the statue of Quee (perhaps Mary Amo, daughter of Ramses II), the Ope Museum.