Dumyat - city in Egypt

Dumyat (دمياط, also known as Damietta in English) is a city in Lower Egypt with about 1.1 million inhabitants in the larger metro area.

Understand

A city overlooking the Mediterranean. It is, along with its twin town Ras-El-Barr (راس البر) a popular summer destination for Egyptians from nearby governantes. It is famous for domyati cheese, furniture and beaches, as well as a clothing industry which is in decline. Perhaps it is most famous, though, for being where one of the Nile's two branches in lower Egypt meets the Mediterranean. There are 5 hour slow trains from Cairo, and quicker coaches from many Egyptian cities. It is also easily accessible by road.

Get in

There are several daily trains from Cairo, with a journey time of around 5-6 hours. Hiring a private taxi is also an option, taking around three hours depending on traffic.

• Dumyat railway station, 31.4187°, 31.8080°. 2021-10-31

Get around

See

• Amr Ibn Al-a'as Mosque (مسجد عمرو بن العاص), 31.4230°, 31.8180°. Second mosque to be built in Egypt and Africa by the Arabs after entering Egypt. 2021-10-31
• El-Bahr Mosque (مسجد البحر). Large mosque at the cornice dating back to Ottoman times. 2021-10-31
• El-Ma'eini Mosque. 2022-03-26

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Sleep

• Casablanca Hotel (فندق كازابلانكا), 31.426886°, 31.751415°, +20 57 3663345. 2017-07-07

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