Dakahlia Governorate
Dakahlia Governorate | |
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Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions (Marakiz) | |
Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Seat | Mansoura (capital) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tarek Marzouk |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 7,013,271 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 294 billion (US$ 18.7 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.748 high · 7th |
| Website | www |
Dakahlia (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية Muḥāfaẓah el Daqahliyah, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo, Egypt. 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.