Damietta

Damietta is a city at the estuary of the Nile, in Egypt. Its name in Arabic is transilterated as Domyat (دمياط).It is an important port, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean. It is the capital city of the Damietta governorate. In 2018, over 300.000 people lived in the city. In modern times, the Nile Delta is made of two branches, which start in Cairo. the Rosetta branch to the west, and the Damietta branch to the east.

دمياطcode: ar is deprecated
City
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Coordinates: 31°25′N 31°49′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Damietta
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	337,303
• Metro	1,100,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Damietta Media

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  Damietta's Corniche along the Nile.

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  Amr ibn al-A'as Mosque (al-Fateh)

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  Capture of Damietta by Frisian crusaders.

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  A 1911 postcard: the City of Damietta on the Nile.

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  Urabi fort (Tabiet Orabi) in Ezbet al-Borg