It is bisected by the Damietta branch of the Nile, which empties into the Mediterranean Sea 8 miles 13 km northeast of the capital, Damietta. Fishing and agriculture are the main industries outside of Damietta. Reclamation from Lake Al-Manzilah to the east has brought more land under cultivation, but there are still extensive salt marshes in the north. The capital is the only important urban centre. Area square miles square km. Print Cite.
It is a manufacturing and trade center. Its products include glassware; cotton, silk, and rayon textiles; and processed rice and fish. Of commercial and strategic importance in the Middle Ages , Dumyat was pillaged by the Byzantines and by the Sicilian Normans. It was captured and held by Crusaders from to and again under Louis IX of France from to Dimity, a sheer cotton fabric, was first made there. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
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It would have been the uninspiring route! One woman did it in flip-flops. I used to love the frost patterns created on the bedroom windows as a child. I would see magical fairylands in the designs - the worst part was having to get out from under the cosy eiderdown into such a cold room to get ready for school. Believe it or not, we've got a house in our village called Dumyat!
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