Damietta
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Damietta is a port city in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean coast, known historically for its strategic location at the Nile Delta and its role in trade and industry.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damietta Port | 1 |
| Damietta Port Authority | 1 |
| Port of Damietta | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of Damietta Governorate ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coastType | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| distanceFromCairo | about 200 km ⓘ |
| economicRole |
export of agricultural products
ⓘ
export of furniture ⓘ regional industrial center ⓘ |
| hasMouthOf |
Nile Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Damietta branch of the Nile
|
| hasPort |
Damietta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Damietta
|
| historicalEra |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Roman period
Early Islamic period ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic period
Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Tamiat
ⓘ
Tamiathis ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Nile Delta ⓘ |
| isAt | eastern part of Nile Delta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural trade
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ food processing industry ⓘ furniture industry ⓘ port and maritime trade ⓘ strategic location at the Nile Delta ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damietta Governorate
ⓘ
Nile Delta ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cairo ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nile Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Damietta branch of the Nile
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| portType | seaport ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Egypt
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defense of Nile Delta approaches ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| tradeRouteRole | gateway between Nile Delta and Mediterranean ⓘ |
| transportRole | major Egyptian port ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| wasBesiegedDuring | Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| wasCapturedDuring | Seventh Crusade ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Damietta Port
this entity surface form:
Damietta Port Authority