Mit Salsil

Mit Salsil (Arabic: ميت سلسيل) is a city in the Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 47,000 people in 2020.[2]

Mit Salsil
ميت سلسيل
city
Mit Salsil is located in Egypt
Mit Salsil
Mit Salsil
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.166667°N 31.8°E / 31.166667; 31.8
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia
Area
  Total55.04 km2 (21.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total79,957
  Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EST)

The old name of the city is Minyat Ibn Salsil (Arabic: منية ابن سلسيل, lit.'abode of son of Salsil').[3] Proudly, its people also call it Almanya, similar to Minyat, which means Germany. That is because they consider it a city of science and wisdom.

References

  1. "Mīt Salsīl (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. Ramzi, Muhammad (1945). Geographical dictionary of the Egyptian places from the ancient Egyptians dynasty to 1945.
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