El Manzala
City in Dakahlia, Egypt
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El Manzala (Arabic: المنزلة) is a city and region (markaz) in Egypt. Situated in the Dakahlia Governorate, it lies on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country.
EgyptEl Manzala
ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ المنزلة | |
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Fishermen on Lake Manzala | |
  El Manzala Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′N 32°12′E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.2 km2 (19.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 129,519 |
| • Density | 2,580/km2 (6,680/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities: | Egyptians |
| Demonym(s) | Manzalawi (Male, Arabic: منزلاوي) Manzalawiyah (Female, Arabic: منزلاوية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Etymology
The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from Arabic: نزل, romanized: nazala, lit. 'descend, stop, settle down'. In Middle Ages it was also known as pi-Manjōili (Coptic: ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ, lit. 'inn, lodging'), translated into Greek as Xenedokhou (Ancient Greek: Ξενεδόχου), thus making the modern Arabic name a translation of a Coptic one, where phonetic resemblance is only coincidental.[2]
Projects
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in El Manzala.[3]
Divisions
El Manzala comprises villages such as:
- Arab Zidan
- Awlad Alam
- Awlad Bana
- Awlad Hana
- Awlad Nasser
- Awlad Nour
- Awlad Serag
- Awlad Soboor
- Bani Hilal
- El Ahmadiya
- El Amarna
- El Aziza
- El Basaila
- El Bosrat
- El Dakanwa
- El Dakanwa El Gedida
- El Forasat
- El Gideeda
- El Hawata
- El Nasaima
- El Orban
- El Qazaqiza
- El Sherifiya
- El Shibool
- El Sataita
- El Tawabra
- Ezbet El Belasi