Mansoura is a city on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile in Egypt and capital of the Dakahlia Governorate, with an estimated population of 600,000 in 2024. Established in 1219 by the Ayyubid ruler al-Kamil, its name means victorious in Arabic, commemorating an 1250 victory over the forces of Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade, and it is now home to Mansoura University, founded in 1962.
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Founding Year Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
Site Of
Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.
Source Mixed Courts of Egypt (Wikipedia)Infobox: locationQuote, Infobox: location
Cairo, Alexandria, Mansoura (three main tribunals)
Sources
1. Wikidata: Mansoura
Wikidata Q223587, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Mansoura, Egypt (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded ' = '1219' on 'Mansoura, Egypt'
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh)
View the Source3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tabQuote, Zone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct ... 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
Mansoura (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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