El Bagour
Town in Monufia, Egypt
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El Bagour (Arabic: الباجور pronounced [elbɑˈɡuːɾ]) is a town in northern Egypt. It is located in the Nile Delta in the Monufia Governorate. El Bagour has 48 surrounding villages.
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الباجور | |
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 Location in Monufia Governorate | |
  El Bagour Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30.433282°N 31.056862°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 65,320 |
| • Density | 6,710/km2 (17,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bagouri (Male, Arabic: باجوري) Bagouriyah (Female, Arabic: باجورية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
By 1783 it was known as Badjur, and was part of the Wilayat Menoufia , during which time it was part of the Ottoman Empire.[2] The city is mentioned in Ali Pasha Mubarak's work al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyya al-Jadida in the late 1880s, where he stated it was village in the Menoufia district within the Sobek region.[3] He stated the village had 5 mosques with shrines, a chicken factory, orchards, and waterways.[3] The total land area at the time was 1291 acres with a population of 1,998 people who were all Muslims, and the village was known for its manufacturing of licorice.[3]
Geography
El Bagour is located in the eastern part of Monufia Governorate, has borders with Benha to the east - 13 km, Menouf to the west - 15 km, Shibin El Kom to the north - 12 km and Ashmoun to the south - 20 km
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]
| Climate data for El Bagour | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
21 (70) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32 (90) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14 (57) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19 (66) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18 (64) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
29 (1.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 16m)[4] | |||||||||||||
Population
Notable people
Ibrahim al-Bajuri, a follower of Imam Al-Shafiʽi and a theologian and scholar, was born in the village.[2] Kamal El-Shazly, the former Minister of State for the People's Assembly and the Egyptian Shura Council, and also was the head of numerous specialized national councils before dying in 2010.[6]
Gallery
El Bagour Stadium
El Bagour Stadium St.
