DAMIETTA — (Ar. Dumyāt; in the Bible: Jer. 47:4 – isle of Caphtor; and Isa. 30:4 – Hanes), city in Egypt, about eight miles from the Mediterranean Sea. In medieval times, Damietta was an important commercial town, through which goods were transferred from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Damietta — • An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and the Catholic Melchite Greeks, in Augustamnica Prima Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Damietta Damietta … Catholic encyclopedia
Damietta — [dam΄ē et′ə] seaport in N Egypt, in the E Nile delta: pop. 113,000 … English World dictionary
Damietta — Damiat redirects here. For the Bulgarian wine grape also known as Damiat, see Dimiat. Damietta Capture of Damietta by Frisian crusaders … Wikipedia
Damietta — /dam ee et euh/, n. a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta. 110,000. Arabic, Dumyat. * * * ▪ Egypt Arabic Dumyāṭ , also spelled Dimyat city, capital of Dumyāṭ muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in the Nile River delta, Lower Egypt, on the… … Universalium
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Damietta Governorate — Governorate of Egypt Flag … Wikipedia
Damietta Port — The Damietta Port Authority Egypt s Damietta Port is situated 8.5 km west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward Ras El Bar, and it is 70 km. distanced from Port Said. The port installations extend on an area of 11.8 km2 The port is… … Wikipedia
Damietta — geographical name city & port N Egypt population 93,488 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Damietta — ► Gobernación del N de Egipto, en la región del delta; 589 km2 y 690 000 h. Cap., la c. homónima (86 000 h) … Enciclopedia Universal