Mahalla el Kubra

[ muh-hal-uh el koo-bruh ]

noun

1. a city in Egypt, on the Nile delta.

Mahalla el Kubra

/ məˈhɑːlə ɛl ˈkuːbrə /

noun

1. a city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: one of the largest diversified textile centres in Egypt. Pop: 433 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In 2006, there was the strike at the factories in El Mahalla El Kubra which saw 27,000 to 54,000 workers go on strike.

From The Daily Beast