Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate is an administrative region in northeastern Egypt, centered on Mansoura and extending across the northeastern Nile Delta to the Mediterranean coast.

Mansoura: Mansoura is a city in the Nile Delta and the capital of Dakahlia Governorate. It is Dakahlia’s administrative center and largest city.
Agriculture in Egypt: Agriculture in Egypt is the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock, concentrated around the Nile and its delta. Dakahlia’s fertile soils and irrigation sustain extensive farming.
Mansoura University: Mansoura University is a public university established in Mansoura, Egypt, in 1972. It is a major educational institution in the governorate’s capital.
Seventh Crusade: The Seventh Crusade was a 1248–1254 military campaign led by Louis IX of France in Egypt and the Levant. Its Egyptian campaign included the fighting around Mansoura.
Damietta Governorate: Damietta Governorate is an administrative region in northeastern Egypt, centered on the port city of Damietta. It borders Dakahlia and shares its delta and coastal setting.
Nile Delta: The Nile Delta is the broad, fertile plain formed by the Nile as it reaches the Mediterranean Sea. Dakahlia occupies part of the delta’s northeastern plain.
Rice production in Egypt: Rice production in Egypt is a major agricultural activity concentrated in irrigated areas of the Nile Delta. Rice cultivation is a notable feature of farming in northern Dakahlia.
Talkha: Talkha is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, across the Nile from Mansoura. It forms part of the governorate’s principal urban area.
Louis IX of France: Louis IX of France was a medieval king who led the Seventh Crusade to Egypt. His capture during the campaign followed the Battle of Mansurah.
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate: Kafr El Sheikh Governorate is an administrative region in Egypt’s northern Nile Delta. It lies west of Dakahlia across the delta plain.

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