El Senbellawein

El Senbellawein is a city in the Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt, about 20 kilometres south of Mansoura, with a population of approximately 435,000 inhabitants. The city has been home to well known people including the political activist Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, the singer Umm Kulthum, the actress Faten Hamama, Tomader Tawfik, the first female general director of Egyptian TV, the footballer Mahmoud El Khatib, the film director Ateyyat El Abnoudy and the geologist Farouk El-Baz. The origin of its name is unknown; the ancient town Psembelle is attested in the same nome, but it is unclear whether the two are related. In 2018 the Egyptian government began infrastructure projects there, and its climate is hot desert (BWh).