al-Mansura (Egypt)
Coordinates: 31 ° 2 ′ N , 31 ° 23 ′ E
Al-Mansura ( Arabic المنصورة, DMG al-Manṣūra 'the victorious [city]', Egyptian-Arabic El Manṣūra ), also called Mansoura , is a city in northeastern Egypt in the Nile Delta and capital of the governorate ad-Daqahliyya . It is located about 120 kilometers north of Cairo on the eastern arm of the Nile and was estimated to have a population of 595,000 in 2012. This makes it one of the largest cities in Egypt after Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said .
al-Mansura is an economic and production center, producing textiles and food. It is the seat of a university (founded in 1972) and a polytechnic institute.
history
Mansura was founded at the beginning of the 13th century. In 1221 the crusaders of the Damiette crusade were severely beaten here. In 1250, during the Sixth Crusade, it was the scene of the Battle of al-Mansura , in which the Christians defeated the Muslims, but shortly afterwards King Louis IX. lost in captivity. The "Dār ibn Luqmān", Ludwig's abode during his captivity, was converted into a museum.
Attractions
The Schinnawi Palace, built in 1928 by an Italian architect , is sometimes called the finest palace of its kind outside of Italy.
sons and daughters of the town
- Umm Kulthum (1904–1975) is one of the most famous Arab singers
- Labib Habachi (1906-1984), Egyptologist
- Anis Mansur (1925–2011) travel writer and journalist
- Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza (1926–1980), actor
- Adel Imam (* 1940) actor
- Tawadros II (* 1952), Coptic Pope
- Amr Zaki (born 1983), football player
- Mohamed Safwat (* 1990), tennis player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill: Who Was Who in Egyptology. P. 184f.