El Bagour ( ) is a small city in northern Egypt. It is located in the
Nile Delta
The Nile Delta (, or simply , ) is the River delta, delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's larger deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the eas ...
in the
Monufia Governorate
Monufia ( ' ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Monufia’s name was derived from the hieroglyphic word “Nafr”, which means “The Good Land”. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia ...
. El Bagour has 48 surrounding villages.
Geography
El Bagour is located in the eastern part of
Monufia Governorate
Monufia ( ' ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Monufia’s name was derived from the hieroglyphic word “Nafr”, which means “The Good Land”. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia ...
, has borders with Benha to the east - 13 km,
Menouf to the west - 15 km,
Shibin El Kom
Shibin El Kom ( , colloquially shortened to ''Shibin'') is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, and the capital of the Monufia Governorate.
Etymology
The city was previously known as Shaybin as-Ssarya () the first part of which Ramzi connects to ' ...
to the north - 12 km and
Ashmoun
Ashmoun () is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic ''Chmoumi'' (), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (). It was also known as ''Ashmo ...
to the south - 20 km
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
hot desert (BWh).
Population
According to 2006 census, Population reached 304,420 citizens ( Main city and surrounding villages ).
Main city's population is about 50,000 citizens.
Gallery
File:Bagour-stadium.jpg, El Bagour Stadium
File:Bagour-stadium-street.jpg, El Bagour Stadium St.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Egypt
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* 10th of Ramadan
* 15th of May (city), 15th of May
* 6th of October (city), 6th of October
A
* Abu El Matamir
* Abu Hummus
* Abu Tesht
* Abu Tig
* Akhmim
* Al Khankah
* Alexandria
* Arish
* Ashmoun
* Aswan
* Awsim
* Ain Sokhna
B
* ...
References
Populated places in Monufia Governorate
Cities in Egypt
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