Dakahlia Governorate
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Dakahlia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية Muḥāfaẓah el Daqahliyah, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (Arabic: دقهلة, from Coptic: ⲧⲕⲉϩⲗⲓ, lit. 'shrine') which is located in the modern Damietta Governorate.[5]
History
Archaeology
According to the Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, in February, 2020, Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered 83 tombs dating back to 4,000 B.C known as Naqada III period. Various small pottery pots in different shapes and some sea shells, makeup tools, eyeliner pots, and jewels were also revealed in the burial.[6][7]
In April 2021, Egyptian archeologists announced the discovery of 110 burial tombs at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site. 68 oval-shaped tombs of them dated back to the Predynastic Period and 37 rectangular-shaped tombs were from Second Intermediate Period. Rest of them dated back to the Naqada III period. The tombs also contained the remains of adults and a baby (buried in a jar), a group of ovens, stoves, remnants of mud-brick foundations, funerary equipment, cylindrical, pear-shaped vessels and a bowl with geometric designs.[8][9][10][11][12]
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in January 2023 had an estimated population of 818012. At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.[2]
Anglicized name | Native name | Arabic transliteration | Population (January 2023 Est.) | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aga | مركز أجا | Agā | 567,756 | Markaz |
El Gamaliya | مركز الجمالية | Al-Gamāliyah | 138,291 | Markaz |
El Kurdi | قسم الكردى | Al-Kurdi | 45,592 | Kism (fully urban) |
El Mansoura | مركز المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah | 650,178 | Markaz |
El Mansoura 1 | قسم اول المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah 1 | 360,534 | Kism (fully urban) |
El Mansoura 2 | قسم ثان المنصورة | Al-Manṣūrah 2 | 270,948 | Kism (fully urban) |
El Manzala | مركز المنزلة | Al-Manzilah | 360,649 | Markaz |
El Matareya | مركز المطرية | Al-Maṭariyah | 202,191 | Markaz |
El Senbellawein | مركز السنبلاوين | As-Sinbillāwayn | 605,340 | Markaz |
Beni Ebeid | مركز بنى عبيد | Banī Ubayd | 141,856 | Markaz |
Belqas | مركز بلقاس | Bilqās | 568,532 | Markaz |
Dikirnis | مركز دكرنس | Dikirnis | 379,591 | Markaz |
Gamasa | قسم جمصة | Gamaṣah | 4,520 | Kism (fully urban) |
Maḥallat Damanah | مركز محلة دمنة | Maḥallat Damanah | 67,665 | Markaz |
Minyet El Nasr | مركز منية النصر | Minyat an-Naṣr | 287,468 | Markaz |
Mit Ghamr | قسم ميت غمر | Mīt Ghamr | 156,109 | Kism (fully urban) |
Mit Ghamr | مركز ميت غمر | Mīt Ghamr | 694,047 | Markaz |
Mit Salsil | مركز ميت سلسيل | Mīt Salsīl | 73,417 | Markaz |
Nabaroh | مركز نبروة | Nabarūh | 301,631 | Markaz |
Shirbin | مركز شربين | Shirbīn | 454,737 | Markaz |
Talkha | مركز طلخا | Ṭalkhā | 421,037 | Markaz |
Timay El Imdid | مركز تمى الأمديد | Timay al-Imdīd | 209,103 | Markaz |
Population
According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 28.2%. Out of an estimated 5,949,001 people residing in the governorate, 4,271,428 people lived in rural areas as opposed to 1,677,573 in urban areas.[13] By 2018, the population had increased to an estimated 6,577,000.[14]
Overview
The Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine also features a renowned kidney center. Founded in 1983. Under the management of Dr. Mohamed A. Ghoneim.
Cities and towns
- Aga
- Bilqas
- Damas
- Dikirnis
- El Gamaliya
- El Kurdi
- El Matareya
- El Senbellawein
- Gamasa
- Gogar
- Mansoura
- Manzala
- Mit Elkorama
- Mit Ghamr
- Mit Salsil
- Nabaroh
- Sherbin
- Temay El Amdeed
- Talkha
Industrial zones
According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[15]
- Southwest Gamasa
- Asafra
Notable people
Arts
- Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat, writer and intellectual
- Anis Mansour, writer
- Ali Mahmoud Taha, romantic poet
- Adel Emam, movie and stage actor
- Faten Hamama, actress and producer
- Hassan el-Imam, film director
- Iman Mersal, poet
- Khaled El Nabawy, actor
- Mohamed Abla, artist
- Mahmoud Mokhtar, sculptor
- Naguib Surur, poet and playwright
- No'man Ashour, poet and playwright
- Ramy Essam, musician
- Sherif Mounir, movie and stage actor
- Umm Kulthum, renowned singer and songwriter
Journalists
- Ahmed Mansour (journalist)
- Mohamed Makhzangi, journalist and writer
- Mohammed Hussein Heikal, journalist, writer and politician
- Magdi Mehanna
Politics
- Ali Pasha Mubarak, one of the most influential and talented of Egypt's 19th century reformers
- Ayman Nour, politician
- Ahmed Gamal El-Din Moussa, former minister
- Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, intellectual, secularist and nationalist
- Abdel Latif Boghdadi, politician
- Khaled Ali, lawyer and Acitvist
- Khairat el-Shater, Islamic political activist
- Mahmoud Sabry El Shabrawy, professor, parliamentarian, intellectual and speaker
- Mohammed Mahdi Akef, former head of Muslim Brotherhood
- Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub, politician
- Omar Abdel-Rahman, Muslim leader and activist
- Sami Hafez Anan, military officer
- Salah Nasr, former intelligence agency directory
Religion
- Gad el-Haq, former Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
- George El Mozahem, Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint
- Mohamed Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Islamic scholar
- Mahmoud Zakzouk, academic and politician
Science
- Farouk El-Baz, space scientist
- Mohamed Ghoneim, urologist
- Saad Eddin Ibrahim, academic and sociologist
- Selim Hassan, Egyptologist
Sports
- Ōsunaarashi Kintarō (Abdelrahman Shalan) sumo wrestler
- Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa, footballer
- Amr Marey, footballer
- Hussam El-Badrawi, sports shooter
- Mahmoud Fathalla, footballer
- Mahmoud El Khatib, footballer
- Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud, footballer
- Mohamed El Shamy (footballer, born 1996)
- Mimi El-Sherbini, footballer
- Salah Soliman, footballer
References
- ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "عـــددالسكــان التقديرى للأقســام فى 1/1/2023" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 34.
- ^ Geggel, Laura (21 February 2020). "Dozens of ancient Egyptian graves found with rare clay coffins". livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "الكشف عن 83 مقبرة أثرية بمنطقة آثار كوم الخلجان بمحافظة الدقهلية". اليوم السابع. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Solly, Meilan. "Archaeologists Discover 110 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Along the Nile Delta". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Rare tombs from pre-Pharaonic era discovered in Egypt". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Jarus, Owen (28 April 2021). "110 ancient Egyptian tombs, including baby burials, found along Nile". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". AP News. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
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- Dakahliya Governorate Official website
- Dakahlia page
- El Wattan News of Dakahlia Governorate
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