al-Manzala, Buḥayra (English spelling) alManzala Buhayra

Japanese: al-Manzala,Buḥayra(英語表記)alManzalaBuhayra
al-Manzala, Buḥayra (English spelling) alManzala Buhayra

…A city in the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. Also called Damietta. Population 113,000 (1991). Located at the outlet of a tributary of the Nile, it faces Lake Manzala, a salt lake surrounded by sandbars. In ancient times it was called Ta Meht, meaning "the land of the north." At that time the city was located north of Ras al-Bal at the mouth of the river, and it was not until the Islamic period that it moved to its present location. …

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Japanese:

…エジプト北部,ナイル・デルタ地帯にある都市。ダミエッタDamiettaとも呼ばれる。人口11万3000(1991)。ナイル川の支流の出口にあたり,マンザラ湖Buḥayra al‐Manzalaという砂州に囲まれた塩湖に面している。古代には〈北の地〉という意味で〈タ・メットTa Meht〉と呼ばれていた。その頃の町は,河口にあるラース・アルバルの北の位置にあり,現在の場所に移ったのはイスラム時代になってからである。…

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