El Manzala
المنزلة | |
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town | |
![]() Fishermen on Lake Manzala | |
Coordinates: 31°12′N 32°12′E / 31.200°N 32.200°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Dakahlia |
Population | |
• Ethnicities: | Egyptians |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El Manzala (Arabic: المنزلة) is a region (markaz) in Egypt. Situated in the Dakahlia Governorate, it lies on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country.
Etymology
[edit]The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from Arabic: نزل, romanized: nazala, lit. 'descend, stop, settle down'. In Middle Ages it was also known as pi-Manjōili (Coptic: ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ, lit. 'inn, lodging'), translated into Greek as Xenedokhou (Ancient Greek: Ξενεδόχου), thus making the modern Arabic name a translation of a Coptic one, where phonetic resemblance is only coincidental.[1]
Projects
[edit]In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in El Manzala.[2]
Divisions
[edit]El Manzala comprises villages such as:
- Arab Zidan
- Awlad Alam
- Awlad Bana
- Awlad Hana
- Awlad Nasser
- Awlad Nour
- Awlad Serag
- Awlad Soboor
- Bani Hilal
- El Ahmadiya
- El Amarna
- El Aziza
- El Basaila
- El Bosrat
- El Dakanwa
- El Dakanwa El Gedida
- El Forasat
- El Gideeda
- El Hawata
- El Nasaima
- El Orban
- El Qazaqiza
- El Sherifiya
- El Shibool
- El Sataita
- El Tawabra
- Ezbet El Belasi
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 60.
- ^ "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.
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