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El Husseiniya 
Summary
El Husseiniya (Arabic: الحسينية) is a city located in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.[1] It was named after Sultan Hussein Kamel.[2]
El Husseiniya | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sharqia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
History edit
The modern city occupies a place of the ancient town Buto (Ancient Egyptian: Pr-Wȝḏy.t, "the house of Wadjet", Ancient Greek: Βουτω).[3] The city consists of many Roman, Greek and Egyptian antiquities.[4][5]
Geography edit
The city is approximately 1559 square kilometers and thus covers around 31% of the total area of the governorate, and is considered to be the biggest province.[6]
Climate edit
Summer average temperatures are a low of 22 °C and a high of 33 °C. In the winter, the province experiences some rain.[7]
References edit
- ^ Douglas J. Brewer (20 August 2012). The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Beyond Pharaohs. Cambridge University Press. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-521-70734-3.
- ^ "el Husseiniya". Sharkia Governorate Egypt Gov. Egypt Gov. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The transfer of a newly discovered archaeological tomb". Egypt Today. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Brandl, Helmut; Bakr, Mohamed I. (15 March 2014). Egyptian Antiquities from the Eastern Nile Delta. Academia. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Centers and Cities". Sharqia Governorate. Egypt Gov. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Website of the, Governorate of Sharqia. "Important city".