Dakahlia Governorate

Governorate of Egypt

Dakahlia (Arabic: محافظة الدقهلية, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Daqahliyyah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ed.dæʔæhˈlejjæ]) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 mi²). Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (دقهلة; from Coptic ⲧⲕⲉϩⲗⲓ 'shrine'), located in the modern Damietta Governorate.

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