Zagazig
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Zagazig (Template:Langx, Template:IPA, Template:IPA) is a city in Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia. It is located on the Muweis Canal and is a hub of the corn and cotton trade. The city contains the Museum of Tal Basta Antiquities, including archaeological exhibits.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Zagazig University, founded in 1975,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> one of the largest universities in Egypt, is also located in the city, with colleges in different fields of science and arts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Archaeological Museum of the University of Zagazig exhibits significant finds from the nearby sites, Bubastis (Tell Basta) and Kufur Nigm.<ref>Catalogue: M. I. Bakr, H. Brandl, F. Kalloniatis (eds.): Egyptian Antiquities from Kufur Nigm and Bubastis. ʾĀṯār misrīya (Museums in the Nile Delta. Vol. 1). Opaion, Cairo/ Berlin 2010, Template:ISBN.</ref> The most notable streets in Zagazig are Farouk Street, Government Street, Abu Hamad and El Kawmia Street.
History
The city was founded in the 19th century on the site of a village called Nazlat az-Zaqāzīq which was named after the Zaqzuq family.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The family's name itself comes from a dialectal word zaqzuq or ziqziq which means "a small creature" (e.g. a fish or a mouse)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and comes from a Coptic word ϫⲉⲕϫⲓⲕ "ant or other insect".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The ruins of the ancient Egyptian city of Bubastis are located Template:Convert southeast of town. Bubastis was the ancient capital of the 18th nome, and is home to the feast celebrating the cat goddess Bastet.
Bubastis is the Greek version of the Egyptian language name Pr-Bastet "House [Temple] of Bastet". Bubastis became the capital of Egypt in the 22nd and 23rd Dynasties. There are remains of the temples built by Osorkon II and Nectanebo II. Catacombs where the sacred cats were buried are located behind the remains of an Old Kingdom chapel from the period of Pepi I Meryre.
Geography
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.
Notable people
- The Abaza family, the largest family in Sharqia and Egypt's largest Circassian community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="daharchives.alhayat.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Abdelhalim Hafez, Egyptian singer and actor
- Ahmed Urabi, colonel who led the revolt against the British in 1882
- Carmen Suleiman, singer
- Mohamed Morsi, the fifth president of Egypt
- Salama Moussa, Coptic Egyptian journalist, philosopher and social critic
- Ahmed Zaki, actor
- John Traicos, international cricketer of Greek origin
- Rushdy Abaza, actor
- Fekry Pasha Abaza, journalist and political activist
- Mohamed Abdelmonem, football Player
See also
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