Al Maţarīyah, Egypt
المطرية
Al Maţarīyah is a city of 162,045 people in Dakahlia, Egypt.
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About Al Maţarīyah
El Matareya (also spelled Matarieh or la Matarée) (Arabic: المطرية pronounced [el.mɑ.tˤɑ.ˈɾej.jɑ]) is a coastal city and region (markaz) in Egypt. Located in the Dakahlia Governorate, it is located south of Port Said, nicknamed the fishing town. It lies on the Lake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country.
From the Wikipedia article El Matareya, Dakahlia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The city consisted of two main islands named El-Ghasna and El-Okbiyine. They were distinct islands until 1903 when the government issued a decree to unite both islands under the name El Matareya city. Transportation between the two islands was via wooden boats until the waterway separating the islands was dried up. The first brick houses in the city were built in the 1750s with the roofs being made of wood.
The city played a heroic role during the French campaign on Egypt, where the fishermen joined the resistance forces led by the Egyptian leader of the struggle against colonialism in this region, Sheikh Hassan Tobar. When the French battleships moved from Damietta towards El Matareya to attack, they were surprised by 100 fishermen boats opposing them. At last, the city was occupied by the French in October 1798.
The fishermen of El Matareya played an important role in the digging of the Suez Canal, since they delivered water from the city to the workers in Port Said.
From the History section of El Matareya, Dakahlia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Al Manzalah 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Al Jammālīyah 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Az-Zuhūr 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Port Said 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Būr Fu’ād 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Al Mansurah 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Ţalkhā 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Ismailia 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zagazig 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 86 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mattaria Faculty of Engineering, Tarek_Wageh, CC BY-SA 3.0
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