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Dakahlia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية Muḥāfaẓah el Daqahliyah, pronounced [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (Arabic: دقهلة, from Coptic: ⲧⲕⲉϩⲗⲓ, lit. 'shrine') which is located in the modern Damietta Governorate.[5]

Dakahlia Governorate

Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River

Sunset in Mansoura with the Nile River

Flag of Dakahlia Governorate

Flag

Official logo of Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions (Marakiz)

Dakahlia Governorate subdivisions (Marakiz)

Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt

Dakahlia Governorate on the map of Egypt

Country Egypt
SeatMansoura (capital)
Government
 • GovernorAyman Mokhtar [1]
Area
 • Total3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population

 (January 2023)[2]

 • Total7,013,271
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalEGP 294 billion
(US$ 18.7 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
HDI (2021)0.748[4]
high · 7th
Websitewww.dakahliya.gov.eg

According to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in February, 2020, Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered 83 tombs dating back to 4,000 B.C, known as the Naqada III period. Various small pottery pots in different shapes, as well as some sea shells, makeup tools, eyeliner pots and jewels, were also revealed in the burial.[6][7]

In April 2021, Egyptian archeologists announced the discovery of 110 burial tombs at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site. Of these, 68 oval-shaped tombs date back to the Predynastic Period, while 37 rectangular-shaped tombs were from Second Intermediate Period. The rest of the tombs date back to the Naqada III period. The tombs also contained the remains of adults and a baby (buried in a jar), a group of ovens, stoves, remnants of mud-brick foundations, funerary equipment, cylindrical, pear-shaped vessels and a bowl with geometric designs.[8][9][10][11][12]

The governorate is divided into municipal divisions and in January 2023 had an estimated population of 818,012. At times, there is a kism and a markaz with the same name.[2]

According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 28.2%. Out of an estimated 5,949,001 people residing in the governorate, 4,271,428 people lived in rural areas as opposed to 1,677,573 in urban areas.[13] By 2018, the population had increased to an estimated 6,577,000.[14]

The Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine also features a renowned kidney center. Founded in 1983. Under the management of Dr. Mohamed A. Ghoneim.

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[15]

  • Southwest Gamasa
  • Asafra
  1. ^ "رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس". Almasry Alyoum (in Arabic). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ a b "عـــددالسكــان التقديرى للأقســام فى 1/1/2023" (PDF). CAPMAS. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 34.
  6. ^ Geggel, Laura (21 February 2020). "Dozens of ancient Egyptian graves found with rare clay coffins". livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. ^ "الكشف عن 83 مقبرة أثرية بمنطقة آثار كوم الخلجان بمحافظة الدقهلية". اليوم السابع. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. ^ Solly, Meilan. "Archaeologists Discover 110 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Along the Nile Delta". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  9. ^ "Rare tombs from pre-Pharaonic era discovered in Egypt". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  10. ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  11. ^ Jarus, Owen (28 April 2021). "110 ancient Egyptian tombs, including baby burials, found along Nile". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  12. ^ "Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta". AP News. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  13. ^ "Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015" (PDF). CAPMAS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Industrial Zones of Governorate". Ministry of Investment Egypt. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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