El Manzala ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ المنزلة | |
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 Fishermen onLake Manzala | |
  El Manzala Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates:31°12′N32°12′E / 31.200°N 32.200°E /31.200; 32.200 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Dakahlia |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.2 km2 (19.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 129,519 |
| • Density | 2,580/km2 (6,680/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities: | Egyptians |
| Demonym(s) | Manzalawi (Male,Arabic: منزلاوي) Manzalawiyah (Female,Arabic: منزلاوية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
El Manzala (Arabic:المنزلة) is a city and region (markaz) inEgypt. Situated in theDakahlia Governorate, it lies on theLake Manzala coast in the northeastern part of the country.
The town's name comes from Lake Manzala which in turn derives fromArabic:نزل,romanized: nazala,lit. 'descend, stop, settle down'. InMiddle Ages it was also known aspi-Manjōili (Coptic:ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ,lit. 'inn, lodging'), translated into Greek asXenedokhou (Ancient Greek:Ξενεδόχου), thus making the modern Arabic name a translation of a Coptic one, where phonetic resemblance is only coincidental.[2]
In 2018 money was earmarked by the Egyptian Government for infrastructure projects in El Manzala.[3]
El Manzala comprises villages such as: