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Zagazig (Arabic: الزقازيق az-Zaqāzīq Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ez.zæʔæˈziːʔ], rural: [ez.zæɡæˈziːɡ]) is a city in Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorateofSharqia.
Zagazig
الزقازيق
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Overview of the city of Zagazig
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  Zagazig Location within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°34′N 31°30′E / 30.567°N 31.500°E / 30.567; 31.500 | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Sharqia |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Total | 430,445 |
| • Density | 31,000/km2 (80,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Area code | +(20) 55 |
It is located on the Muweis Canal and is a hub of the corn and cotton trade. There is a museum of antiquities, the Sharkeya National Museum (sometimes called the Amed Orabi Museum, at Herriat Raznah) that contains many important archaeological exhibits (currently closed for restoration).[2]
Zagazig University, one of the largest universities in Egypt, is also located in the city, with colleges in different fields of science and arts. The Archaeological Museum of the University of Zagazig exhibits significant finds from the nearby sites, Bubastis (Tell Basta) and Kufur Nigm.[3]
Zagazig is the birthplace of famous Coptic Egyptian journalist, philosopher and social critic, Salama Moussa, and famous Egyptian songwriter Morsi Gameel Aziz.
The most notable streets in Zagazig are Farouk Street, Government Street, Abu Hamad and El Kawmia Street.
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.[4] The family's name itself comes from a dialectal word zaqzuqorziqziq which means "a small creature" (e.g. a fish or a mouse)[5] and comes from a Coptic word ϫⲉⲕϫⲓⲕ "ant or other insect".[6][7]
The ruins of the ancient Egyptian city of Bubastis are located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) 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.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.
| Climate data for Zagazig | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
13 (55) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26 (79) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8 (46) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
33 (1.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
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30°34′N 31°30′E / 30.567°N 31.500°E / 30.567; 31.500