Tel Basta was the capital of the 18th region in the ancient Egyptian state. It became the capital of all the provinces during the reign of the 22 dynasty and was known in the past as “Basbastast” after “Bastet”, the god of fun, happiness, and comfort, then the word was recently misrepresented to become “Tel Basta”.
Tel Basta was the capital of the 18th region in the ancient Egyptian state. It became the capital of all the whole country during the reign of the 22nd dynasty and it has been named in the past as “Basbastast” after the name of Goddess “Bastet”, the goddess of fun, happiness, and comfort, then the word was recently corrupted by Arabs to become “Tel Basta” which means the Mound of Bastet.
Tell Basta includes monuments dating back to the Hyksos who occupied Egypt, until King Ramses the Second erected huge buildings in this city, with traces of the king Osorkon II of the twenty-second dynasty kings
It was honored that she was a temporary crossing and seat for the Virgin Mary and her newborn, Christ, “peace be upon them”, upon their arrival in Egypt.
Cairo Top Tours can take you to visit Bubastis or Tel Basta and many more historical sites and museums in Egypt during a lot of very well-planned Egypt trips and Egypt Travel Packages and also through our Cairo Day Tours through Egypt Day Tours.