Tell el-Dab'a

Tell el-Dab’a

Location	Sharqia, Egypt
Region	Nile delta
Coordinates	30°47′N 31°50′E / 30.783°N 31.833°E / 30.783; 31.833

Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta region of Egypt where Avaris, the capital city of the Hyksos, once stood. Avaris was occupied by Asiatics from the end of the 12th through the 13th Dynasty (early second millennium BC). The site is known primarily for its Minoan frescoes.