Kafr ad Dawwār, Egypt
كفر الدوار
Kafr ad Dawwār is a city of 128,539 people in Beheira, Egypt, founded in 1882.
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About Kafr ad Dawwār
Kafr El Dawwar (Arabic: كفر الدوار, lit. 'town of the farm' Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [kɑfɾ eddɑwˈwɑːɾ]) is a major industrial city and municipality on the Nile Delta in the Beheira Governorate of northern Egypt. Located approximately 30 km from Alexandria, the municipality has a population of about 370,000 inhabitants and comprises a number of smaller towns and villages.
From the Wikipedia article Kafr El Dawwar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Kafr El Dawwar was the location of the famous Battle of Kafr El Dawwar between the Egyptian army, headed by Ahmed Orabi, and the British army, during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. For five weeks, Orabi was able to stop British forces from advancing toward the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Egyptian victory in the battle compelled the British to change their strategy, with British forces shifting to the Suez Canal to reach Cairo through Tel El Kebir.
In the early months of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, Kafr El Dawwar was the scene of industrial action that resulted in death sentences for two leaders of the strike.
In September 1984, protests broke out in Kafr El Dawwar over efforts by Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's President, to raise food prices during a period of wage decreases. Thousands of demonstrators threw rocks, and occupied markets and roads. In response, security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas, killing three persons at a milling plant, and injuring dozens more. Rioting spread to other centres, including the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in El-Mahalla.
In the vicinity of the Kafr El Dawwar are a great number of ancient cemeteries (including Kom Ishu, Kom El Farag, Sidi Ghazi, Kom Defshu, Kom El Terfayeh, and Tell El Kanaies), where remains of pottery, and other items from Egypt's Ptolemaic era can be found.
From the History section of Kafr El Dawwar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 3 km northeast, about 3 min by car
- Abū Ḩummuş 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Alexandria 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Abū Qīr 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Al Yāsīnīyah 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Idkū 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Abū al Maţāmīr 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Al Maḩmūdīyah 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Disūq 49 km east, about 49 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
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Photo credits
- Kafr El-Dawar, Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mahmoudahmed121, Mahmoud Shaker 12, CC BY-SA 4.0
- كاميني محمود, Mahmoud Shaker 12, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MahmoudAhmed122, Mahmoud Shaker 12, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS042-E-104660 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-62323 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- ISS047-E-86078 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-55299 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-86079 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-55298 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-62324 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-102150 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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