El Manzala
El Manzala
المنزلة | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Fishermen on Lake Manzala | |
  El Manzala Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′N 32°12′E / 31.200°N 32.200°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities: | Egyptians |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 60.
- ^ "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.