Dishasha

14mi/22km northwest of Biba, beyond the Bahr Yusuf, on the edge of the desert, is the village of Dishasha, with the tombs of Fifth Dynasty nomarchs of this area. The tombs of lnti and Shedu contain interesting mural reliefs (battle scenes, the siege of a Syrian town, etc.). Beyond Biba are a number of large islands in the Nile.