Sakha, Egypt
Xois | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′20″N 30°57′04″E / 31.089°N 30.951°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 14,733 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Sakha, also known by the ancient name of Xois (Arabic: سخا, Koinē Greek: Ξόις, Coptic: ⲥϦⲱⲟⲩ Strabo xvii. p, 802; Ptolemy iv. 5. § 50; Ξόης, Stephanus of Byzantium s. v.) is a town in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate of Egypt. Located near the center of the Nile Delta, it is a city of great antiquity, identified with the ancient Egyptian city of Ḫꜣsww(t) (Khasut or Khaset).