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Damietta (Arabic: دمياط Dumyāṭ [domˈjɑːtˤ]; Coptic: ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, romanized: Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of ...
Damietta Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة دمياط Muḥafazat Dumyāṭ [moˈħɑfzet domˈjɑːtˤ]) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, and has a population of over 1.3 million. The capital is the city of Damietta.
During that time, the mosque of Damietta was converted into a cathedral. On February 2, 1220, the Feast of the Purification, Cardinal Pelagius consecrated the building as the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin. [5] In July 1221, Damietta and the Fifth Crusade were lost. Crusader forces surrendered the city and evacuated Egypt. [5]
This is a list of governorates of Egypt by GDP and GDP per capita. ... Damietta: 110,340 24,314 18 Sohag: 107,756 23,745 19 Ismailia: 91,127 20,910 20 Beni Suef:
New Damietta (دمياط الجديده) is a city in the Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Situated north of Old Damietta along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the city was established in 1980 by the New Urban Communities Authority. As of January 2023, it has a population of approximately 55,434 people. Central Park with Al-Saedi Street
An excavation within an elaborate ancient cemetery has revealed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago as well as artifacts such as gold figures, pottery and coins.
Egypt is divided, for the purpose of public administration, according to a three-layer hierarchy and some districts are further subdivided, creating an occasional fourth layer. It has a centralized system of local government officially called local administration as it is a branch of the Executive .
Francis remained in Egypt through the fall of Damietta, departing then for Acre. While there, he established the Province of the Holy Land , a priory of the Franciscan Order , obtaining for the friars the foothold they still retain as guardians of the holy places.