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迪斯沃克

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迪斯沃克

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Also known as Disūq

Desouk (, ) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate.

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Desouk is a city in northern Egypt located about 80 kilometers east of Alexandria in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate. As of 2011, it had a population of approximately 137,660 people.

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Place details

Locality
دسوق
Region
كفر الشيخ
Country
مصر
Population
149,291
Timezone
Africa/Cairo

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

63US AQIModerate
PM2.5
13.1 µg/m³
PM10
21.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Settlement.name
Desouk
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Clockwise, from top: Desouk Bridge, Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque, City Hall, Nile in Desouk, a statue of Ramesses II with Goddess Sekhmet, Desouk War Memorial, New Desouk Bridge.
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Map of Desouk
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Egypt
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300
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Location in Egypt
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Country
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Governorate
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Kafr El Sheikh
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metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
8.635
Settlement.area_metro_km2
315.235

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
دسوق
Country
Egypt
Population
143404
Elevation
11
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Desouk-Montage.png
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Commons category
Desouk
topic's main category
Category:Desouk
Commons gallery
دسوق
category of associated people
Category:People from Desouk
native label
دسوق
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Travel guide

Understand

Desouk lies in the Nile Delta about 80 km east of Alexandria. Back in ancient Egypt, Desouk dates back to at least c. 3200 BC and was part of the ancient city of Buto before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Get in

There are many daily trains from Desouk to other cities in Egypt, especially in the north. Taxis and buses are also available. The journey takes 2½-3 hours from Cairo and less than an hour from Alexandria, depending on traffic.

See

thumb|250px|The Sidi Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque is a mosque and shrine complex thumb|250px|Desouk's Corniche along the Nile is a popular destination.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Article · 中文

迪斯沃克(英語:Desouk,阿拉伯语:دسوق‎ Dosūq,埃及阿拉伯語發音:[dɪˈsuːʔ])是埃及北部的一座城市。位于亚历山大港以东80公里处,在谢赫村省内,2011年时人口为137,660。 它向西与布海拉省接壤。 迪斯沃克的历史可以至少追溯到公元前3200年,在上埃及和下埃及统一之前,这里曾是古老的城市布陀的一部分。从1250年到1517年迪斯沃克为西部省的一部分。从1798年到1801年它是现已废除的罗塞塔省的一部分。

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