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Dumyāţ (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 24 59 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.4165 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 48 48 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.8133 decimal degrees |
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Note: An important city in ancient Egypt; declined with rise of Alexandria after 322 BCE; was taken by Arabs in 638 & prospered as a textile center; was frequently attacked by Crusaders in 13th cen.; dredging of channel has revived its port. |
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| Dumyāţ (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Dumyāṭ (C,V)
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| Dumyât (C,V)
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| Dumyat (C,O)
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| Damietta (C,O,English,U)
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| Dimyat (C,O)
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| Damiata (C,V)
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| Damiette (C,V)
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| Dimyāṭ (C,V)
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| Dumiat (C,V)
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| Dumqat (C,V)
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| Dumyâṭ (C,V)
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| دمياط (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
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Dumyāţ (governorate) (P) |
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Dumyāţ (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient times |
| regional capital (C) |
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| city (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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