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El Mahmoudiyah

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Country
  
Egypt

Time zone
  
EST (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:18 AM

Governorate
  
Beheira

Area
  
1,230 km²

Population
  
24,300 (2001)

El Mahmoudiyah

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity

El Mahmoudiyah (Arabic: المحمودية‎‎, [elmæħmoˈdejjæ]) is an Egyptian city on the connection point between the Nile and Mahmoudiyah Canal. It's a city with a history despite its modernity. It was one of the most important trade ports on the Nile River. Trading ships traveling from Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt to Alexandria passed through its lock and up the Mahmoudiyah Canal. Also trading ships from Alexandria carried imported merchandises to Cairo passing by it.

Contents

Map of El-Mahmoudeya, Markaz El-Mahmoudeya, El Beheira Governorate, Egypt

Special location

The city's special location made it a major trade center in the region. As ships stopped in its natural mooring in the Nile the city had a major activity in markets.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), but due to its closeness to the northern coast of Egypt, its temperatures are moderated by the prevailing winds of the Mediterranean Sea.

References

El Mahmoudiyah Wikipedia


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