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.
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) |
Etymology edit
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 edit
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in El Manzala.[2]
Divisions edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 60.
- ^ "Egypt to carry out $550mln sanitary project". Thomson Reuters Projects MENA. Mubasher.