Damanhur
Damanhur | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beheira Governorate |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,034,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Damanhur (Egyptian: Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w ("Village of Horus"); Coptic: Ⲧⲙⲉⲛϩⲱⲣ; Arabic: دمنهور) or Hermopolis Mikra (Greek: Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located 160 km northwest of Cairo, and 70 km E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.
In Ancient Egypt, the city was the capital of Lower Egypt's 7th Nome of A-ment. It stood on the banks of a canal which connected the lake Mareotis with the Canopic or most westerly arm of the Nile. (Champollion, L'Egypte, vol. ii. p. 249). The city was dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian god Horus. In Greek and Roman times, it was called Hermopolis Mikra or Hermopolis Parva, which would also give it an association with Hermes, the Egyptien Thoth. As Hermopolis, the city attracted the notice of numerous ancient geographers, including Stephanus of Byzantium s. v., Strabo (xvii. p. 802), Ptolemy (iv. 5. § 46), and the author of the Antonine Itinerary (p. 154). It is a Roman Catholic titular see.
In 1986 the population of Damanhur was 188,939. The richly-cultivated Beheira province gives rise to mainly agricultural industries which include cotton ginning, potato processing, and date picking. It also has a market for cotton and rice.
Ahmed H. Zewail, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1999, was born in Damanhur in 1946.
Cultural references
Damanhur is the fictional home of the character Nebamon in the book Rise of the Golden Cobra, by Henry T. Aubin.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
External links
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Damanhur, Egypt". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- http://www.damanhour.5u.com Arabic script
- http://www.damanhour.5u.com/en.htm English script
- http://www.saeednet.4t.com live cam from damanhour
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Hermopolis Parva". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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