| Kafr el-Dawwar كفر الدوار |
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Kafr el-Dawwar
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| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Beheira |
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| • Total | 265,300 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
Kafr el-Dawwar (Arabic: كفر الدوار) is a major industrial city and municipality on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. It has a population of about 265,300 inhabitants,[1] and comprises a number of smaller towns and villages.
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Kafr el-Dawwar is a city near Alexandria where the famous Kafr-el-Dawwar Battle took place between the Egyptian army headed by Ahmed Orabi and the British army during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War. For five weeks, Orabi was able to stop British forces from advancing toward Cairo. Changing their strategy, the British forces shifted to Suez canal to reach Cairo through Tel el-Kebir.
In the vicinity of the city , there are a great number of ancient cemeteries (like Kom Ishu , Kom El-Farag , Sidi Ghazi , Kom Defshu , Kom El-Terfayeh , and Tell El-Kanaies), where remains of pottery and some rocks from the Ptolemaic Era can be found.
The city is renowned for electricity generation as well as textile and fruit packing industries. Misr for Weaving and Spinning is the largest company in Kafr el-Dawwar. Other industrial activities include paint, silk fibers and chemicals. Agriculture is a major activity for the countryside that surrounds the industrial area.
The Mahmudiyya canal ترعة المحمودية goes through Kafr el-Dawwar north to Alexandria. It branches west from the Nile and is the main source of drinking water and irrigation.
Kafr El Dawar, like many other cities in Egypt, has a city counsel, which takes care of issues related to building permits and zoning.
Kafr el-Dawwar is the birthplace of legendary manager of Egypt's national football team, Hassan Shehata, where his statue is planned to be erected in the town center. It is also the birthplace of Tarek El Ashry, manager of Haras El Hodood football club, and actress Afaaf Shoeib.
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