El Zarqa

El Zarqa (Arabic: الزرقا‎) is a city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Its population in 2005 was 17,741. The city president is Mamdouh Mohammed Hagrus.[1]

For the city in Jordan, see Zarqa.
El Zarqa

الزرقا
city
El Zarqa
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.208177°N 31.635046°E / 31.208177; 31.635046
Country Egypt
GovernorateDamietta
Population
 • Total30 000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

In antiquity, El Zarqa was known as Maximianon (Μαξιμιανόν) in Greek and Maximianum in Latin. It had a Roman fort guarding the road from Koptos to Myos Hormos.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "مجلس مدينة الزرقا - البوابة". Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Jean-Pierre Brun (1996), "Le praesidium romain de Maximianon (Al-Zarqa, Égypte). Fouilles 1994–1995, Topoi. Orient-Occident 6 (2): 685–695.
  3. TM Geo 3149


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