๐ช๐ฌ Zagazig is a city in Lower Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia.
It is located on the Muweis Canal and is a hub of the corn and cotton trade. There is a museum of antiquities, the Sharkeya National Museum (sometimes called the Amed Orabi Museum, at Herriat Raznah) that contains many important archaeological exhibits (currently closed for restoration).
Zagazig University, one of the largest universities in Egypt, is also located in the city, with colleges in different fields of science and arts. The Archaeological Museum of the University of Zagazig exhibits significant finds from the nearby sites, Bubastis (Tell Basta) and Kufur Nigm. Also there is a branch for Al-Azhar University, the largest Islamic university in the world.
Zagazig is the birthplace of famous Coptic Egyptian journalist, philosopher and social critic, Salama Moussa, and famous Egyptian songwriter Morsi Gameel Aziz.
The most notable streets in Zagazig are Farouk Street, Government Street, Abu Hamad and El Kawmia Street.
History The city was founded in the 19th century on the site of a village called Nazlat az-Zaqฤzฤซq which was named after the Zaqzuq family. The family's name itself comes from a dialectal word zaqzuq or ziqziq which means "a small creature" (e.g. a fish or a mouse) and comes from a Coptic word ฯซโฒโฒฯซโฒโฒ "ant or other insect".
The ruins of the ancient Egyptian city of Bubastis are located 3 km (1.9ย mi) south-east of town. Bubastis was the ancient capital of the 18th nome, and is home to the feast celebrating the cat goddess Bastet.
Bubastis is the Greek version of the Egyptian language name Pr-Bastet "House [Temple] of Bastet". Bubastis became the capital of Egypt in the 22nd and 23rd Dynasties. There are remains of the temples built by Osorkon II and Nectanebo II. Catacombs where the sacred cats were buried are located behind the remains of an Old Kingdom chapel from the period of Pepi I Meryre.
Zagazig has a population of over 529,200 people. Zagazig also forms the centre of the wider Sharqia Governorate which has a population of over 8,017,894 people.
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๐ช๐ฌ Banha 31.184,30.469 d: 32.1
๐ช๐ฌ Benha 31.183,30.467 d: 32.3
๐ช๐ฌ 10th of Ramadan 31.742,30.307 d: 37.1
๐ช๐ฌ Al Khankah 31.367,30.217 d: 41
๐ช๐ฌ Mansoura 31.375,31.043 d: 54.2
๐ช๐ฌ El Mansoura 31.377,31.043 d: 54.3
๐ช๐ฌ Shibin El Kom 31.007,30.557 d: 47.2
๐ช๐ฌ Al Mansurah 31.383,31.05 d: 54.9
๐ช๐ฌ Shubra el-Kheima 31.243,30.124 d: 55
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