Damanhur

Damanhur ( '''', ) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.

Damanhur is a historic city, which history can be dated back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The modern city has also absorbed the ancient villages ''Shubra al-Jadida'' (, ), ''Tāmus'' (), ''Askanida'' () and ''Chortaso'' (, ). Provided by Wikipedia