Non Arabian? Learn More About Mansoura City,Egypt

The important commercial and industrial city El-Mansoura ( Mansoura ),
chief town of the Governorate of Daqahliya and the seat of university associated with the
university of Cairo and of college of technology, lies in eastern half of the nile Delta on the right bank of Damietta arm ( in classical times known as the Phatnitic arm )
of the nile, from which the bahr el-Sughyyar branches off here to flow into Lake Manzala. it is located 55Km ( 34 miles ) north of Zagazig.

Though the city " Mansoura " is one of the largest in egypt,as well as being beautiful, clean, and really very friendly, it receives few tourists.

The City " Mansoura " has an entirely European aspect, with modern buildings in western style in addition to many mosques of little
architectural interest. it is a market and processing center for agricultural produce of the Delta, with several large cotton factorise,
and also has metalworing industries. the inhabitants are light-skinned and
fair-haired ( supposedly because Mansoura"s Women are the most beautiful in Egypt and so were violated by
crusaders who could not contain their lust! )
and thier city is regarded as the Queen of the Delta.

Mahnsoura"s History !
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El-Mansoura ( the Victorious ) Was founded by Sultan Malik el-kamil in 1221
to replace Damietta which had fallen to the Crusaders. in 1249 a Crusading army led by Louis IX of France succeeded, after hard fighting,
in crossing the Ushmum canal ( now the bahr el-Sughyyar ) to El-Mansoura, but ere then surrounded and defeated by the young Sultan El-Moazzam
Turanshah. Their fleet was destroyed, thier supplies were cut off and fanally, after great slaughter, Louis himself was taken prisoner in April
1250, and was released ( on may 6, 1250 ) in return for aheavy ransom and the surrender of Damietta.

Sightseeing !
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Visitors are still shown asmall house near the Mosque of El-Muwafi which is said to be Louis IX"s person,
and spot near the point where the Bahr el-Sugayyar branches off the nile is reputed to be the site of the Crusaders camp.

Another interedting sight is the Shinnawi Place. It was built by an Italian architect in 1928
and is considered the most magificent of its style outside of italy. for more
luxury villas, head to the Touryel area.

For lively markets the Al-Khawagat market is place to go. in earlier times it was run by Greeks, Jews and Lebanese, today"s traders are Egyption and thier products include flashy-colored galabiyas , underwear, texiles , socks , shoes , brass and aluminum pots.

some 6mi/10km southeast of El-Mansoura, at the village of El-Baqliya, is tell el-Naqus,
on which are the scanty remains of Hermopolis Parva, the ancient Egyption Bah, capital of the 15th nome of lower Egypt in the Grraeco-Roman Period.

In the same area as EL-Baqliya, 6mi/10km northeast of the modern town of El-Simbillawein, are tow rubble mound separated by the village of
Tmeiel-amdid and acanal, Tell el-Rub, the site of ancient Mendes, to the north and Tell el-Tmei, with the remains of ancient Thmuis two cities which
were successively capital of the 16th nome of lower Egypt is Graeco-Roman Period.
The remains of temple dating from the reign of amasis and the massive sarcophagi of the sacred rams which were venerated here can still be seen.