El Mahallah El Kubra is one of the biggest cities in
El Gharbia Governorate
and the capital of textile industry in
Egypt
. It covers about 123okm² and encloses a wide range of agricultural lands in addition to the industrial zones in it . The major part of the inhabitants work in spinning and weaving factories , trade and marketing since it is regarded as one of the major industrial and commercial centers in Egypt .
In addition to the bright present and future of El Mahalla El Kubra , it has a great history that dates back to the ancient Egyptian time . In the Pharaonic era it was important city known as Didosia , while in the arab history it was a great commercial center and industrial zone for textile and clothes factories and was called' Mahallat El Kobaraa' . In the reign of El Nasser Qalawun it was considered as the capital of a district that comprises of
El Dakahliya
and El Monoufeya Governorates and was called "Raodat El Bahrein or the sea meadows" . This resonating fame of El mahala as a center for ginning cotton and textile industry remained throughout history till Talaat Harb established Egypt Spinning and Weaving Company in Talaat Harb Street in El Mahalla that still exist .
