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

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

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

Divisions

El Manzala comprises villages such as:

  • Arab Zidan
  • Awlad Alam
  • Awlad Bana
  • Awlad Hana
  • Awlad Nasser
  • Awlad Nour
  • Awlad Serag
  • Awlad Soboor
  • Bani Hilal
  • El Ahmadiya
  • El Amarna
  • El Aziza
  • El Basaila
  • El Bosrat
  • El Dakanwa
  • El Dakanwa El Gedida
  • El Forasat
  • El Gideeda
  • El Hawata
  • El Nasaima
  • El Orban
  • El Qazaqiza
  • El Sherifiya
  • El Shibool
  • El Sataita
  • El Tawabra
  • Ezbet El Belasi

See also

References

  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.


31°12′N 32°10′E / 31.200°N 32.167°E / 31.200; 32.167

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