Damanhūr (English spelling)

Japanese: ダマンフール（英語表記）Damanhūr

A city in the northwestern part of the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. Capital of the Buhaira Governorate. Located west of the Rashid tributary, it is connected by railroad, road and canal to Cairo and Alexandria. In ancient Egypt it was called the "City of Horus" and in the Hellenistic period it was known as Hermopolis Parba. During the Fatimid period it became a provincial capital and in the Middle Ages it flourished as a caravan town. Today it is the center of the western part of the Delta and a trading centre for cotton, dates and vegetables. It has a thriving cotton textile industry. Population: 225,900 (1986 estimate).

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Japanese:

エジプト北部，ナイルデルタ北西部の都市。ブハイラー県の県都。ラシード支流の西方にあり，カイロ，アレクサンドリアを結ぶ鉄道，道路，運河が通る。古代エジプトでは「ホルス神の都」と呼ばれ，ヘレニズム時代にはヘルモポリスパルバとして知られている。ファーティマ朝時代に州都となり，中世期には隊商の町として栄えた。現在はデルタ西部の中心地として，綿花，ナツメヤシ，野菜の集散地。綿織物工業が盛ん。人口 22万 5900 (1986推計) 。

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