Damietta
city in Egypt
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Summary
Damietta is a city[1]. Damietta ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,326 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Damietta Governorate[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Yangzhou[6]
- Commons category: Damietta[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8]
- Significant event: Siege of Damietta[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Damietta[10]
- Commons gallery: دمياط[11]
- Population: 206,664[12]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Capital of: Damietta Governorate[17], Damietta[18]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Damietta[19]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Damietta[20]
- Native label: دمياط[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Damietta[22]
- Different from: Damietta branch[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 16 m[24]
Why It Matters
Damietta has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Damietta is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]