Damanhur

Also known as Damanhour

Damanhur ( '''', ) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.

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Damanhur is a city in Lower Egypt that serves as the capital of the Beheira Governorate, located in the western Nile Delta region between Cairo and Alexandria. It is an important administrative center in Egypt's Nile Delta area.

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Place details

Locality: دمنهور
Region: البحيرة
Country: مصر
Population: 318,207
Timezone

Travel guide

Understand

Damanhur lies in the Nile Delta about 45 km southeast of Alexandria. Back in ancient Egypt, it was the capital of the nome called Ament, and dedicated to the god Horus. Then, in Greek and Roman times, it became Hermopolis Mikra or Hermopolis Parva because of its association with Hermes (whose Egyptian likeness was Thoth). Today, it is a center for agricultural processing in Lower Egypt and could probably take on the best of conservative-minded municipalities.

Get in

Damanhur is only about 45 km southeast of Alexandria, and is feasibly reached by motorized transport due to its proximity to the Alexandria-Tanta Highway.

Sleep

Only rubbish hotels: do your best not to stay here.

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Damanhur ( '', ) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.

Damanhur is a historic city, whose history can be dated back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The modern city has also absorbed the ancient villages Shubra al-Jadida (, ), Tāmus (), Askanida () and Chortaso'' (, ).