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Zagazig is a city in eastern Egypt's Nile delta region that serves as the capital of Sharqia governorate and functions as a major trading hub for corn and cotton. The city is home to the Museum of Tal Basta Antiquities, which houses archaeological exhibits from the area.
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Place details
- Locality
- الزقازيق
- Region
- الشرقية
- Country
- مصر
- Population
- 430,445
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zagazig
- Settlement.native_name
- الزقازيق
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sharqia
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1830
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.0
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 16
- Settlement.population_total
- 380,000
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- الزقازيق
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Sharqia Governorate
- Population
- 383703
- Elevation
- 16
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Zagzig.png
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- Commons category
- Zagazig
- topic's main category
- Category:Zagazig
- inception
- 1830-00-00
- native label
- الزقازيق
- P12749
- April 6
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
It is the capital of the Sharqia Governorate, and is a hub of the corn and cotton trade.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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