El Manzala

El Manzala
المنزلة
town
Fishermen on Lake Manzala
Fishermen on Lake Manzala
El Manzala is located in Egypt
El Manzala
El Manzala
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°12′N 32°12′E / 31.200°N 32.200°E / 31.200; 32.200
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia
Population
 • Ethnicities:
Egyptians
Time zoneUTC+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

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The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from Arabic: نزل, romanizednazala, 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

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In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in El Manzala.[2]

Divisions

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El Manzala comprises villages such as:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 60.
  2. ^ "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.
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31°12′N 32°10′E / 31.200°N 32.167°E / 31.200; 32.167