Damietta
Damietta (Arabic: دمياط Dumyāṭ [domˈjɑːtˤ]; Coptic: ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, romanized: Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cairo. It was a Catholic bishopric and is a multiple titular see. It is also a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
Damietta
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(From top left) the Old Bridge, Maeini Mosque entrance, Damietta Corniche, Maeini Mosque dome, fishing in Damietta. | |
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Damietta Location of Damietta within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′00″N 31°49′17″E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Damietta |
| Area | |
| • City | 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 305,920 |
| • Density | 87,000/km2 (220,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,100,000 |
| Demonym | Damiettan |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | EGP 110 billion (US$ 7 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| Area code | (+20) 57 |
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