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 Area of the Bastet Temple in Tell Basta | |
| Esch-Sharqyah Governorate محافظة الشرقية | |
| Capital | Zaqāzīq |
|---|---|
| Residents | 7.163.824 (2017) |
| surface | 4,911 km² |
| Post Code | 35xxx |
no postcode on Wikidata:  | |
| prefix | 20 (0)55 |
| no area code on Wikidata: | |
| website | www.sharkia.gov.eg |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
| location | |
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The egyptian Governorate esch-Sharqiya (Arabic:محافظة الشرقية, Muḥāfaẓat al-Sharqīya) is in the east Nile Delta. It borders the governorate to the north ed-Daqahlīya, in the east to the governorates Port Said and Ismailia, in the south to the governorate Cairo and in the west to the governorates el-Qalyūbīya and el-Gharbīya. The administrative center is ez-Zaqāzīq.
places
Esch-Sharqīya governorate area map
- 1 ez-Zaqāzīq (Zagazig) - capital of the governorate. In the southeast of the city is the ancient site 2 Tell Basta (Bubastis).
- 3 Bilbeis.
Other goals
- 4 Ṣān el-Ḥagar el-Qiblīya - Village with the ancient site of Tanis.
- 6 Baḥr el-Baqar(30 ° 52 ′ 13 ″ N.32 ° 4 '42 "E), Arabic:بحر البقر- Village, 23 kilometers west of el-Qanṭara am Suez Canal and 8 kilometers southwest of Fāraskūr, in which an Israeli attack during the Attrition war on April 8, 1970 at around 8:30 a.m., a primary school that was considered a military facility was completely destroyed, 46 students and a teacher were killed and 50 others were seriously wounded. The blood-smeared belongings of the victims are exhibited in a museum, at the school site a memorial stone names all victims.[1]
- 7 Qantīr - archaeological site of the ancient Pi-ramesse.
- 8 Tell ed-Dab'a - archaeological site of the ancient Avaris.
background
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
holiday
The governorate national day is celebrated on September 9th.
security
climate
The Nile Delta has a mild climate all year round.
| Aunt | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean highest air temperature in ° C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 20 | O | 26.9 |
| Average air temperature in ° C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | O | 19.5 |
| Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | O | 13 |
| Precipitation in mm | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | Σ | 51 |
Tanta, Egypt: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data, accessed November 17, 2009. | ||||||||||||||
trips
Individual evidence
- ↑Amr Fouad: Bahr El-Baqar massacre 40 years on, Daily News Egypt article from April 7, 2010. World: Middle East: In Cold Blood, Time article on June 1, 1970.
