Damietta, Egypt
دمياط
Damietta is a regional capital of 305,920 people in Damietta, Egypt.
Why visit Damietta
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Damietta
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About Damietta
Damietta (Egyptian Arabic: دمياط, romanized: Dumyāṭ, pronounced [domˈjɑːtˤ]) is a port city which serves as the capital city 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. The city was a Catholic bishopric and is a multiple titular see. Damietta is also a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, having joined in 2019.
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Museums and landmarks1
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Churches and places of worship1
Shopping5
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare2
Map of Damietta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Kafr al Baţţīkh 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- ‘Izbat al Burj 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Râs el-Barr 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Ar-Rawḍah 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Dumyāţ al Jadīdah 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Port Said 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Būr Fu’ād 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Ţalkhā 58 km southwest, about 58 min by car
- Al Mansurah 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- طريق إلى مبنى محافظة دمياط, Mohamed Eissa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS065-E-352271 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-23421 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-353918 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-95429 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS020-E-45793 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS016-E-8423 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-353919 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-352270 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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