Zagazig is a city in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta and the capital of Sharqia Governorate, with a population of about 380,000 as of 2024. Founded in 1830 on the site of an earlier village and named for the Zaqzuq family, it functions as a hub of the regional corn and cotton trade. The city hosts Zagazig University, established in 1974 and one of the largest universities in Egypt, and its Museum of Tal Basta Antiquities displays finds from the nearby ruins of ancient Bubastis, ancient Egypt's capital during the 22nd and 23rd Dynasties and seat of the cult of the goddess Bastet.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude30.566667 degrees north 1 Latitude30.566667 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Zagazig (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 383,703 (2017)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 30.566667, longitude 31.5
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 16 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 383703 (2017)
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