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Zagazig (Zakazik, Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 ???????? az-Zaqaziq; colloquial or ), is a town of Lower Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, in the eastern part of the Nile delta, and is the capital of the province of Sharqia Governorate.

As of 1999, its population was approximately 279,000. It is built on a branch of the Fresh Water
Fresh Water Canal

The Fresh Water Canal is a modern canal of Egypt, also called the Isma?lia Canal, that runs through the now dry distributary of the Wadi Tumilat and from Cairo to Suez....
 or Ismaïlia Canal
Fresh Water Canal

The Fresh Water Canal is a modern canal of Egypt, also called the Isma?lia Canal, that runs through the now dry distributary of the Wadi Tumilat and from Cairo to Suez....
 and on al-Mu?izz Canal (the ancient Tanitic channel of the Nile
Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the List of rivers by length in the world.The Nile has two major tributary, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and silt, but the former being the longer of the two....
), and is 47 miles by rail north-northeast of Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
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Zagazig (Zakazik, Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 ???????? az-Zaqaziq; colloquial or ), is a town of Lower Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, in the eastern part of the Nile delta, and is the capital of the province of Sharqia Governorate.

As of 1999, its population was approximately 279,000. It is built on a branch of the Fresh Water
Fresh Water Canal

The Fresh Water Canal is a modern canal of Egypt, also called the Isma?lia Canal, that runs through the now dry distributary of the Wadi Tumilat and from Cairo to Suez....
 or Ismaïlia Canal
Fresh Water Canal

The Fresh Water Canal is a modern canal of Egypt, also called the Isma?lia Canal, that runs through the now dry distributary of the Wadi Tumilat and from Cairo to Suez....
 and on al-Mu?izz Canal (the ancient Tanitic channel of the Nile
Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the List of rivers by length in the world.The Nile has two major tributary, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and silt, but the former being the longer of the two....
), and is 47 miles by rail north-northeast of Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
. Situated on the Nile Delta
Nile Delta

The Nile Delta is the River delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas?from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline?and is a rich agricultural region....
 in the midst of a fertile district, Zagazig is a centre of the cotton and grain trade of Egypt. It has large cotton factories and used to have offices of numerous Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an merchant
Merchant

Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit....
s.

It was the birthplace of Colonel Ahmed Orabi who led the revolt against the British in 1882. It is located on the Muweis Canal and is the chief center of the corn and cotton trade. There is a small museum called the Orabi Museum that contains some interesting archaeological exhibits.

Zagazig University
Zagazig University

Zagazig University is an Egyptian university in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Ash Sharqiyah governorate. The university has been established to actively participate in comprehensive national and regional development through quality education and its relevance to keep abreast of changes within an atmosphere of democracy, freedom, creati...
, one of the largest universities in Egypt, is also located in the city, with colleges in different fields of science and arts. Also there is a branch for Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University in Egypt, founded in 975, is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic studies in the world and the List of oldest universities in continuous operation....
, the largest Islamic university in the world.

Zagazig is the birthplace of famous Copt
Copt

A Copt is a native Egyptian people Christianity. Copts form a major ethno-religious group that has ancient origins. Copts are Egyptians whose ancestors embraced Christianity in the first century....
ic Egyptian journalist, philosopher and social critic, Salama Moussa
Salama Moussa

Salama Moussa was a notable Egyptian journalist and reformer in the 1920s. Born in Zagazig to a Coptic Christian family, Moussa was known for his wide interest in science and culture, as well as his firm belief in the human intellect as a guarantor of progress and prosperity....
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History and its Yemeni Name


The name Zaqaziq comes from a powerful Yemeni tribe, the Sakasic, a Himyarite Arab, Yemeni tribe that settled Northern Egypt around 3rd century AD. They settled the ancient town of Bubastis
Bubastis

Bubastis or Egyptian language Per-Bast was an Ancient Egyptian city, the capital of its own nome , located along the Nile in the Nile Delta region of Lower Egypt....
 in Egypt giving it its modern name Zaqaziq after the name of their tribe.

The ruins of ancient Bubastis are located 3 km southeast of town. Bubastis was the ancient capital of the 18th nome
Nome (Egypt)

A nome was a subnational administrative division of ancient Egypt. Today's use of the Greek nome rather than the Egyptian language term sepat came about during the Ptolemaic Egypt period....
, and is home to the feast celebrating the cat-goddess Bastet. Bubastis is the Greek name of the Egyptian
Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an Ancient history civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile in what is now the modern nation of Egypt....
 Per-Bastet. Bubastis became the capital of Egypt in the 22nd
Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period....
 and 23rd Dynasties
Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-third Dynasty of ancient Egypt was a separate regime of Meshwesh Berber people Pharaoh, who ruled ancient Egypt. This dynasty is often considered part of the Third Intermediate Period....
. There are remains of the temples built by Osorkon II
Osorkon II

Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt of Ancient Egypt and the son of Takelot I and Queen Kapes....
 and Nectanebo II
Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II , also known by the name Nakhthoreb, was the third and last king of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt and also the last native List of pharaohs of the country in antiquity....
. Catacombs where the sacred cats were buried are located behind an Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom

The Old Kingdom is the name commonly given to that period in the 3rd millennium BCE when Ancient Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement ? this was the first of three so-called "Kingdom" periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile Valley ....
 chapel remains that are from the period of Pepi I.

Notable People from Zagazig

  • John Traicos
    John Traicos

    Athanasios John Traicos is a former cricketer who represented South Africa and Zimbabwe at international level. He was primarily an off spin bowler, and is one of a small number of cricketers to have played at the highest level for more than one country....
     - Test Cricket
    Cricket

    Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
    er who represented Zimbabwe and South Africa from the 1970s to the early '90s.
  • Ahmed Orabi: The notable leader and the first to call for freedom and for a democratic Egyptian modern republic in 1882, suppressed by the British occupation and finished exiled.
  • Salah Abd ElSabour: The poet and ambassador, and one of the founders of the free and modern Arabic poems.
  • Magdy ElShafee: Cartoonist and founder of the first Egyptian graphic novels for adults.


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