El Manzala (Al Manzalah)
El Manzala (المنزلة) is a region (markaz) in Egypt. Situated in the Dakahlia Governorate, it lies on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country.
The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from نزل. In Middle Ages it was also known as pi-Manjōili (ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ), translated into Greek as Xenedokhou (Ξενεδόχου), thus making the modern Arabic name a translation of a Coptic one, where phonetic resemblance is only coincidental.
The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives from نزل. In Middle Ages it was also known as pi-Manjōili (ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ), translated into Greek as Xenedokhou (Ξενεδόχου), thus making the modern Arabic name a translation of a Coptic one, where phonetic resemblance is only coincidental.
Map - El Manzala (Al Manzalah)
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Country - United_Arab_Republic
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The republic was led by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The UAR was a member of the United Arab States, a loose confederation with the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, which was dissolved in 1961.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EGP | Egyptian pound | £ or جم | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
EN | English language |
FR | French language |