Itay El Barud is a city in

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History

Itay El Barud was mentioned by Amelino, Ibn Matti and Al-Zubaidi, and Ibn al-Jiyan mentioned it in the ninth century AH with the name (Atiyeh and its miniature), and its name is Coptic (Eiti) and it turned into (Aitiyeh). Then it emerged in the history of the year 1228 in the name of (Itay El-Baroud) and became center of the Dalangat in 1884, then it was named the Itai El-Baroud markaz in 1896.

Geography

Itay El-Baroud is located on the agricultural road between Cairo and Alexandria, north of Kafr El Zayat and south of Damanhour, and is 140 km away from

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and 84 km from

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Population

Itay's

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reached 44,856, of whom 21,991 were male and 22,865 were

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, according to the 2006 official census. البيانات السكانية لمدينة أو قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006 (محافظة البحيرة). الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء. تاريخ الوصول: 7 نوفمبر 2014. نسخة محفوظة 22 أكتوبر 2017 على موقع واي باك مشين.

References

{{reflist Cities in Egypt Populated places in Beheira Governorate