El Mahalla El Kubra
El Mahalla
المحلة الكبرى | |
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Clockwise from top: Mural at the entrance to the city, Night Panorama, Mahalla Club, El Mahalla El Kobra gate | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′07″N 31°09′49″E / 30.96861°N 31.16361°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Gharbia |
| Named after | "great mahallah" |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 281,271 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | (+20) 40 |
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El Mahalla El Kubra (Arabic: المحلة الكبرى, Egyptian Arabic: [elmæˈħællæ lˈkobɾɑ]) – commonly shortened to El Maḥalla – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 535,278 as of 2012. It is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta Branch tributary. The city is known for its textile industry, and hosts the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company which employs around 27,000 people.