Damanhur
Damanhur
دمنهور | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Damanhur Opera House, Nasser Mosque, Inside Opera House, Galal Qoraytem square, Damanhur at Night, Damanhur Opera House | |
| Coordinates: 31°02′26″N 30°28′12″E / 31.04056°N 30.47000°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Beheira |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.840 km2 (2.641 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 318,207 |
| • Density | 47,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | (+20) 45 |
Damanhur (Arabic: دمنهور Damanhūr, IPA: [dɑmɑnˈhuːɾ]) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Cairo, and 70 km (43 mi) E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta. 31°02′10″N 30°28′10″E / 31.03611°N 30.46944°E Damanhur is a historic city, whose history can be dated back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The modern city has also absorbed the ancient villages Shubra al-Jadida (Arabic: شبرا الجديدة, Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ), Tāmus (Arabic: طاموس), Askanida (Arabic: اسكنيدة) and Chortaso (Arabic: قرطسا, Ancient Greek: Χορτασω).