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Damanhur
Beheira, Egypt · Africa
About Damanhur
Damanhur sits on the route: 20 minutes from Abū Ḩummuş.
Damanhur is in Beheira, Egypt, with about 320,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Abū Ḩummuş, about 16 km away.
Damanhur (Egyptian Arabic: دمنهور Damanhūr, IPA: [dɑmɑnˈhuːɾ]) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Cairo, and 70 km (43 mi) ESE of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.
Damanhur is a historic city, whose history can be datedRead more
back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The modern city has also absorbed the ancient villages Shubra al-Jadida (Egyptian Arabic: شبرا الجديدة, Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ), Tāmus (Egyptian Arabic: طاموس), Askanida (Egyptian Arabic: اسكنيدة) and Chortaso (Egyptian Arabic: قرطسا, Ancient Greek: Χορτασω).
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Damanhur is in Beheira, Egypt, about 16 km from Abū Ḩummuş.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 318,207
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Beheira
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 31.0341, 30.4682
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