Damanhur
noun
a city in N Egypt, near Alexandria.
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Damanhur
American
[dah-mahn-hoor]
/ ˌdɑ mɑnˈhur /
noun
Damanhûr
British
/ ˌdɑːmənˈhʊə /
noun
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Ahmed Zewail was born in Damanhur, Egypt, on Feb. 26, 1946.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2016
On the way to Naukratis the voyager passed Hermopolis, the modern Damanhur, a name which is merely the old Egyptian Dema n Hor, or “City of Horus.”
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
While these scenes were being enacted, al-Alfī was besieging Damanhur, and the other beys were returning towards Cairo, Khorshīd having called them to his assistance; but Mehemet Ali forced them to retreat.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Al-Alfī was at that time besieging Damanhur, and he gained a signal victory over the pasha’s troops; but the dissensions of the beys destroyed their last chance of a return to power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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