El Husseiniya
city
Country Egypt
GovernorateSharqia
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Husseiniya (Arabic: الحسينية) is a city located in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.[1] It was named after Sultan Hussein Kamel.[2]

History

The modern city occupies a place of the ancient town Buto (Ancient Egyptian: Pr-Wȝḏy.t, "the house of Wadjet", Ancient Greek: Βουτω).[3] The city consists of many Roman, Greek and Egyptian antiquities.[4][5]

Geography

The city is approximately 1559 square kilometers and thus covers around 31% of the total area of the governorate, and is considered to be the biggest province.[6]

Climate

Summer average temperatures are a low of 22 °C and a high of 33 °C. In the winter, the province experiences some rain.[7]

References

  1. Douglas J. Brewer (20 August 2012). The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Beyond Pharaohs. Cambridge University Press. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-521-70734-3.
  2. "el Husseiniya". Sharkia Governorate Egypt Gov. Egypt Gov. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. "The transfer of a newly discovered archaeological tomb". Egypt Today. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. Brandl, Helmut; Bakr, Mohamed I. (15 March 2014). Egyptian Antiquities from the Eastern Nile Delta. Academia. Retrieved 26 November 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. "Centers and Cities". Sharqia Governorate. Egypt Gov. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. Website of the, Governorate of Sharqia. "Important city".
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