Dakahlia Governorate

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Dakahlia Governorate
Governorate
Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River
Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River
Flag of Dakahlia Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Dakahlia Governorate
Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions
Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatMansoura (capital)
Government
 • GovernorAyman Mokhtar [1]
Area
 • Total3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2018)
 • Total6,577,000[2]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2017)0.714[3]
high · 7th
Websitewww.dakahliya.gov.eg

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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.[7][8][9][10][11]

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in July 2017 had an estimated population of 6,516,489. At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.[12][13]

Municipal Divisions
Anglicized name Native name Arabic transliteration Population
(July 2017 Est.)		 Type
Aga مركز أجا Agā 538,484 Markaz
El Gamaliya مركز الجمالية Al-Gamāliyah 138,291 Markaz
39,585 Kism (fully urban)
El Mansoura مركز المنصورة Al-Manṣūrah 621,439 Markaz
El Mansoura 1 قسم اول المنصورة Al-Manṣūrah 1 313,021 Kism (fully urban)
El Mansoura 2 قسم ثان المنصورة Al-Manṣūrah 2 235,238 Kism (fully urban)
El Manzala مركز المنزلة Al-Manzilah 360,649 Markaz
El Matareya مركز المطرية Al-Maṭariyah 178,857 Markaz
El Senbellawein مركز السنبلاوين As-Sinbillāwayn 567,560 Markaz
Beni Ebeid مركز بنى عبيد Banī Ubayd 131,492 Markaz
Belqas مركز بلقاس Bilqās 531,203 Markaz
Dikirnis مركز دكرنس Dikirnis 353,820 Markaz
Gamasa قسم جمصة Gamaṣah 3,922 Kism (fully urban)
Maḥallat Damanah مركز محلة دمنة Maḥallat Damanah 61,835 Markaz
Minyet El Nasr مركز منية النصر Minyat an-Naṣr 267,431 Markaz
Mit Ghamr قسم ميت غمر Mīt Ghamr 135,544 Kism (fully urban)
Mit Ghamr مركز ميت غمر Mīt Ghamr 663,369 Markaz
Mit Salsil مركز ميت سلسيل Mīt Salsīl 73,417 Markaz
Nabaroh مركز نبروة Nabarūh 283,034 Markaz
Shirbin مركز شربين Shirbīn 427,866 Markaz
Talkha مركز طلخا Ṭalkhā 392,383 Markaz
Timay El Imdid مركز تمى الأمديد Timay al-Imdīd 198,049 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.[14] By 2018, the population had increased to an estimated 6,577,000.[2]

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

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

Main category: People from Dakahlia Governorate

Arts

Journalists

Politics

Religion

Science

Sports

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 34.
  5. ^ February 2020, Laura Geggel-Associate Editor 21 (21 February 2020). "Dozens of ancient Egyptian graves found with rare clay coffins". livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "الكشف عن 83 مقبرة أثرية بمنطقة آثار كوم الخلجان بمحافظة الدقهلية". اليوم السابع. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. ^ Solly, Meilan. "Archaeologists Discover 110 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Along the Nile Delta". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  8. ^ "Rare tombs from pre-Pharaonic era discovered in Egypt". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  9. ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  10. ^ April 2021, Owen Jarus-Live Science Contributor 28 (28 April 2021). "110 ancient Egyptian tombs, including baby burials, found along Nile". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". AP NEWS. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  12. ^ "Dakahlia Governorate Subdivisions". CityPopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  13. ^ "Markazes of Egypt". statoids.com. Gwillim Law. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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Coordinates: 31°03′N 31°23′E / 31.050°N 31.383°E / 31.050; 31.383

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