Damietta (egy)

Damietta

Damietta ranks 2,879th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Twickenham, Eisleben, and London Borough of Brent. Memorable people born in Damietta include Zahi Hawass, John Tristan, Count of Valois, and Latifa al-Zayyat. Memorable people who died in Damietta include Hugh X of Lusignan, Guillaume de Chartres, and Hugh IX of Lusignan. Damietta has been the birth place of many archaeologists, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Damietta is located in Egypt.

Damietta 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. Read more on Wikipedia