Batn-Ihrît or Batn el-Harit (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: بعزبة بطن إهريت) is a village in the Yousef El Seddik district of

Faiyum Governorate Faiyum ( ) is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi (130 km) south west of Cairo. It has a population of 3,848,708 (2020). Etymology The name Faiyum com ...

in Egypt. The village is located in an area of

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

significance, approximately 3 kilometers North-West of Kharabet Ihrit (the ruins of the ancient village of Theadelphia). The

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...

has in the past also been known as ''Batn el-Harit'' or ''Harit'' so the village is often mistaken for the archaeological site in literature.

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Populated places in Faiyum Governorate {{Egypt-geo-stub