Gebit

Gebit sits east of the Stygian in Middle Khemit near the large easterly bend in the river north and east of Thybos. It is an important caravan stop at the intersection between the road along the east bank of the river and the route to the Ruby Sea at Mersa Gawasis. As such, a strong military unit is stationed here to protect the numerous caravans from bandits in the Ruby Hills. The city is also the headquarters for some mining expeditions into the Eastern Desert.
Gebit was an important religious center during the Old Triple Kingdom (14th to 17th dynasties), but was later overshadowed by Thybos. It was previously the high seat of the temple of Min, and although that seat has since moved (to Akhetaten), Min is still popularly worshipped here as a sky god as well as a fertility deity.

Settlement

Gebit, Town of

Ruler

Administrator Ezek-minya

Government

bureaucracy

Population

5,842 (mostly Khemitite)

Type

Town

Owning Organization

Khemit