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El Salheya

Coordinates: 30°44′48″N 32°00′16″E / 30.746557°N 32.00449°E / 30.746557; 32.00449
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El Salheya
الصالحية
El Salheya is located in Egypt
El Salheya
El Salheya
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°44′48″N 32°00′16″E / 30.746557°N 32.00449°E / 30.746557; 32.00449
Country Egypt
GovernorateSharqia
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Salheya (Egyptian Arabic: الصالحية) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.

History

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On his way back to Cairo after the Battle of Ain Jalut, Sultan of Egypt Qutuz was assassinated in El Salheya.[1] The region also witnessed the Battle of Salheyeh on 10 August 1798 during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

References

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  1. ^ "Shayyal, p.126/vol.2"