El Manzala

El Manzala is a city and region (markaz) in the Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt, on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country. The town's name comes from Lake Manzala, whose own name derives from an Arabic root meaning to descend, stop or settle down. In the Middle Ages it was also known by the Coptic name pi-Manjoili, meaning inn or lodging, translated into Greek as Xenedokhou, so the modern Arabic name is a translation of a Coptic one. In 2018 the Egyptian government earmarked money for infrastructure projects in El Manzala. The region comprises many villages, among them Arab Zidan, Awlad Alam, Bani Hilal, El Ahmadiya, El Amarna and El Dakanwa.