Bilqas, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
๐ช๐ฌ Belqas (ุจููุงุณ,) is a town located in the north-western corner of the Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt.
Etymology The towns older name is al-Mima wa-l-Maaskar (ุงูู ูู ุง ูุงูู ุนุณูุฑ.โ'the Mima and the military camp') points out that the modern name probably comes from Ancient Greek: ฯฯ ฮปฮฑฮบแฟฯ:ย phylakes.โ'of garrison, military camp'. It is also a site of the old Coptic monastery called Deir al-Mema or Deir al-Askar.
Economy One part of the town's economy is the resort of Gamasa. The town also depends on its natural gas fields in the region of Abu Mady. Belqas remains a mainly agricultural region, although it contains some industrial activities such as sugar, rice and plastic productions.
Belqas also depends on its car maintenance and restoration facility, restoring vehicles to factory standards (especially for the Peugot and Mercedes Benz).
Geography: Location Belqas is located near the city of Mansoura and the town of Gamasa. Belqas is in the governorates of Dakahlia and Kafr el-Sheikh, and is located in the centre of Sherbin, Garaida, Talkha and Gamasa. Belqas is located on the coordinates 31ยฐ14โฒ00โณN 31ยฐ22โฒ00โณE.
Sites of interest Belqas is home to ancient palaces and villas which were once owned by princes and merchants. One of these tourist attractions in the jurisdictions of Belqas is the Coptic Orthodox monastery of Saint Demiana.
Africa/Cairo/Dakahlia_Governorate
Bilqas has a population of over 571,698 people. Bilqas also forms part of the wider Dakahlia Governorate which has a population of over 6,577,000 people. For the location of Bilqas see: Belqas.
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๐ฎ๐ฑ Be'er Sheva 31.244
๐จ๐ณ Wuzhong District 31.263
๐ต๐ฐ Jhang Sadr 31.267
๐ช๐ฌ El Mansoura 31.377
๐ช๐ฌ Al Mansurah 31.383
๐น๐ท Karadeniz Ereฤli 31.423
๐ช๐ฌ Al Qahirah al Jadidah 31.47
๐ช๐ฌ Kafr ash Shaykh 31.5
๐ช๐ฌ Al Khankah 31.367
๐ช๐ฌ Madinat an Nasr 31.367
๐ท๐บ Staraya Russa 31.333
๐บ๐ฆ Voznesensk 31.3
Locations Near: Bilqas 31.3667,31.2333
๐ช๐ฌ Belqas 31.367,31.233 d: 0
๐ช๐ฌ Al Mansurah 31.383,31.05 d: 20.4
๐ช๐ฌ El Mansoura 31.377,31.043 d: 21.2
๐ช๐ฌ Mansoura 31.375,31.043 d: 21.2
๐ช๐ฌ Dikirnis 31.583,31.083 d: 26.5
๐ช๐ฌ Dekernes 31.583,31.083 d: 26.5
๐ช๐ฌ El Mahalla el-Kubra 31.168,30.976 d: 34.3
๐ช๐ฌ El Mahalla El Kubra 31.15,30.967 d: 36.1
๐ช๐ฌ Al Mahallah al Kubra 31.15,30.967 d: 36.1
๐ช๐ฌ Kafr ash Shaykh 30.933,31.1 d: 43.8
Antipodal to: Bilqas -148.633,-31.233
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 18489.3
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17081.3
๐น๐ด Nukuสปalofa -175.2,-21.133 d: 17145.9
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17144.6
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16964.2
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 14307
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 14178.3
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 14159.4