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El Husseiniya

Northern Africa

El Husseiniya is a city in the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt, named after Sultan Hussein Kamel. The modern city occupies the place of the ancient town of Buto, known in Ancient Egyptian as Pr-Wadjet, the house of Wadjet, and in Ancient Greek as Bouto, and the area holds many Roman, Greek and Egyptian antiquities. The markaz, the administrative district around the city, covers 318.5 square kilometers. Summer temperatures average a low of 22 degrees Celsius and a high of 33 degrees, and the winter brings some rain.

Facts
Population
54,185 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Climate Zone
Dry 2
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationCity table, 2023-07-01 estimate column, year of the estimate
Quote, City table, 2023-07-01 estimate column, year of the estimate
Al-Ḥusayniyah SQY الحسينية 24,140 30,825 46,703 54,185 2517
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.text
Quote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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El Husseiniya (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead
    is a city located in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead
    is a city located in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
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Egypt (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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