Menia
El Qamh is one of the major administrative centers on the way linking between
Cairo
and
El Sharqiya
Governorate . It is regarded as the western gateway to El Shaqiya and is bordered with
El Dakahlia
Governorate from the west ,
Banha
center in
El Qalyoubiya
Governorate from the west , and Shebein El Kom from the south , and
Zagazig
City from the east . it is one of the major centers where most of the administrative institutes of the governorate are placed . The national day of Menia El Qamh is 16 march celebrating the great role of the people of the city in 1919 revolution . The main economic resources for the center are agriculture , trade and administrative services . It is famous for producing large amounts of the traditional crops of rice , wheat and Cotton .
Menia El Qamh is known for that name since it is believed to be the center of the stores that Prophet Josef used for storing wheat . It was a land of a great importance at the pharaonic era and there are numerous cities and towns whose name is derived from its name in ancient
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