BUBASTIS	ATLAS
Created by Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson (DC Comics version)

CITY INFORMATION

Official Name: Bubastis
Location: Egypt
First Appearance: (in a DC comic): Sandman Vol. 2 #46 (February 1993)
Creators: Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson (DC Comics version)

HISTORY

Bubastis was once the center for the cult of the Egyptian cat goddess Bast, but was also known simply under the name of its patron deity. For a time, the city was the Egyptian capital, and it is also renowned for its huge cat cemetery.