El Dakahlia is a governorate in the east of the Delta of the Nile that covers about 3 , 459 km² . It locates in a very strategic location overlooking
Damietta
branch of the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea coast and bordered with
El Sharqiya
Governorate from the east ,
El Gharbeya
Governorate from the west and
Damietta Governorate
to the northwest . The capital of the governorate is
El Mansura
City and the national feast of it is 8th of February . The weather in this governorate is moderate throughout the year and the rate of rains is quite higher than that of Cairo .
The main economic resources of the governorate are driven from agriculture , commerce , as well as food , logistic and furniture industries . The governorate includes a wide range of agricultural lands and is famous for producing some agricultural products such as rice , wheat , and cotton and many other crops . El Dakahleya is famous for its ginning cotton and textile factories , petrochemical industries and many other industries that depend mainly on agricultural products of the governorate .
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