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Desouk ( ar, دسوق, ) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate. Desouk dates back to at least c. 3200 BC and was part of the ancient city of Buto before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. From 1250 to 1517, the city of Desouk was part of the Gharbia province. From 1798 to 1801, it was part of the now-defunct Rosetta province. Etymology The city's name could be derived from , attested on a statuette from Sais dating to the Third Intermediate Period, through . The cult of Sobek had presence to the west of Disuq, on the other side of the Nile. Other proposal derives it from the rare Arabic verb ''dasaqa'' "to overflow (about a basin)" and its nominal form ''daysaq'' "bassin full of water" which in turn has its origin in , but it is considered unplausible. Another improbable etymology is a Copto-Arabic ...
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Desouk
Desouk ( ar, دسوق, ) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate. Desouk dates back to at least c. 3200 BC and was part of the ancient city of Buto before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. From 1250 to 1517, the city of Desouk was part of the Gharbia province. From 1798 to 1801, it was part of the now-defunct Rosetta province. Etymology The city's name could be derived from , attested on a statuette from Sais dating to the Third Intermediate Period, through . The cult of Sobek had presence to the west of Disuq, on the other side of the Nile. Other proposal derives it from the rare Arabic verb ''dasaqa'' "to overflow (about a basin)" and its nominal form ''daysaq'' "bassin full of water" which in turn has its origin in , but it is considered unplausible. Another improbable etymology is a Copto-Arabic ...
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Desouk SC
Desouk Sporting Club ( ar, نادي دسوق الرياضي, Egyptian Arabic: ''نادي دسوق'' ''Nady Desouk'') is an Egyptian football club based in Desouk, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The team is a member of the Egyptian 3rd Division Group 8. See also * Desouk Stadium * Desouk * Desouki * Ibrahim El-Desouki {{Sunni Islam, Sunni Orders of Mysticism Ibrahim bin Abdul-Aziz Abul-Majdi ( arz, إبراهيم بن عبد العزيز أبو المجد), better known as Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim al-Desouki, was an Egyptian Imam and the founder of the Des ... Football clubs in Egypt Association football clubs established in 1966 Clubs and societies in Egypt Desouk 1966 establishments in Egypt {{Egypt-footyclub-stub ...
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Ibrahim El Desouki
{{Sunni Islam, Sunni Orders of Mysticism Ibrahim bin Abdul-Aziz Abul-Majdi ( arz, إبراهيم بن عبد العزيز أبو المجد), better known as Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim al-Desouki, was an Egyptian Imam and the founder of the Desouki Order, (also known as the Burhaniyyah tariqa (Sufi order). Life Ibrahim al-Desouki, also known as Ibrahim al-Desuqi, was born in Desouk on the Nile Delta and lived there his whole life, hence his attribution to it. According to traditions and popular sayings, He is a descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib from his paternal side and to the Caliph of the Desouki order in Egypt from his maternal side. Ibrahim al-Desouki was influenced by the Shadhili tariqa (Sufi order), and was as-well close to his contemporary Sufi Ahmad al-Badawi of Tanta. He became Shaykh al-Islam of Egypt during the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Al-Malik al-Zahir al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Baibars)'s rule. Shaykh Ibrahim al-Desouki, was born on the last night of Sha'ban ...
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Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque
The Sidi Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque, better known as El Ibrahimi Mosque, is the largest mosque in Desouk, Egypt. It contains the tomb of Ibrahim El-Desouki. See also * Desouki The Tariqa Burhāniyya ( ''Ṭarīqa al burhāniyya al disūqiyyah al shādhliyyah''; also written ''al-Burhāniyya or Burhāniyyah'') or Desuqiyya is a Sufi order founded by Sayyidi Abul Hasan ash-Shadhuli and Sayyidi Ibrahim al Disuqi in th ... * Lists of mosques * List of mosques in Africa * List of mosques in Egypt Mosques in Egypt Sufi mosques Sufism in Egypt Desouk Mosque buildings with domes {{Egypt-mosque-stub ...
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Desouk Stadium
Desouk Stadium ( ar, ستاد دسوق) is a multi-purpose stadium in Desouk, Egypt. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium was opened on 1 January 1976. The stadium holds about 10000 people. See also

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Desouki
The Tariqa Burhāniyya ( ''Ṭarīqa al burhāniyya al disūqiyyah al shādhliyyah''; also written ''al-Burhāniyya or Burhāniyyah'') or Desuqiyya is a Sufi order founded by Sayyidi Abul Hasan ash-Shadhuli and Sayyidi Ibrahim al Disuqi in the 13th century. The order's full name is Tariqa Burhaniya Disuqiya Shadhuliya, referring to its founders. Burhan-uddin is a surname of Sayyidi Ibrahim al Disuqi and means "evidence of religion". The order has a registered charity in the UK, Tariqa Burhaniya D'suqiyya Shazuliyya (tbds); Registered Charity Number: 1041647. Desouki, also known as the Burhani order, was founded by Ibrahim El-Desouki, whose resting place in the Nile delta is a major place of pilgrimage for Sufi Muslims from all over Egypt. Originally from Egypt, there is a significant population of members in Khartoum. During the Ottoman times, this order, along with the other native Egyptian Sufi order, the Badawiyyah order, had several tekkes in Istanbul. These tekkes, a ...
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Desouk Bridge
The Desouk Bridge is a steel truss bridge carrying the railway across the Lower Nile in Desouk, Egypt. History The bridge was built between 1925 and 1927 by Dorman Long Dorman Long & Co was a UK steel producer, later diversifying into bridge building. It was once listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded by Arthur Dorman and Albert de Lande Long when they acquired ''West Marsh ...: it is 610 meters long. References Railway bridges in Egypt Bridges completed in 1927 Desouk Swing bridges Truss bridges {{Africa-bridge-struct-stub ...
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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh. Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the cultivation of long-staple cotton for export. Overview Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, which was once part of the Gharbia Governorate, was created in 1949. It was originally named Fuadiyah in honor of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr El Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief". The area occupied today by the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate encompasses the ancient region of Bashmur and has been inhabited since ancient times and so it has a noteworthy number of archaeological sites, at Tell Metoubes, Fuwwah, Desouk, Tell Qabrit, and other settlements around Lake Burrulus. The capital of Lower Egyp ...
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Mohsen Hendawy
Mohsen Hendawy (born 20 March 1981) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a right-back or right midfielder for Ghazl El Mahalla, Tala'ea El Gaish and Smouha Smouha ( ar, سموحة) is an upper class neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northea .... He made two appearances for the Egypt national team. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendawy, Mohsen 1981 births Living people People from Desouk Egyptian footballers Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders Egypt international footballers Egyptian Premier League players Ghazl El Mahalla SC players Tala'ea El Gaish SC players Smouha SC players ...
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Buto
Buto ( grc, Βουτώ, ar, بوتو, ''Butu''), Bouto, Butus ( grc, links=no, Βοῦτος, ''Boutos'')Herodotus ii. 59, 63, 155. or Butosus was a city that the Ancient Egyptians called Per-Wadjet. It was located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt. What in classical times the Greeks called Buto, stood about midway between the Taly ( Bolbitine) and Thermuthiac ( Sebennytic) branches of the Nile, a few kilometers north of the east-west Butic River and on the southern shore of the Butic Lake ( el, Βουτικὴ λίμνη, ''Boutikē limnē''). Today, it is called Tell El Fara'in ("Hill of the Pharaohs"), near the villages of Ibtu (or Abtu), Kom Butu, and the city of Desouk ( ar, دسوق). History Buto was a sacred site in dedication to the goddess Wadjet and was an important cultural site during prehistoric Egypt, from the Paleolithic to 3100 BC. Buto-Maadi culture was the most important Lower Egyptian prehistoric culture, dating from 4000 - ...
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Evelyn Ashamallah
Evelyn Ashamallah ( ar, إيفيلين عشم الله) is a female Coptic painter, born in Desouk, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt in 1948 to Ashamallah Eskandar Hanna and Elaine Mikhail Hanna. She graduated from the faculty of fine arts at Alexandria University in 1973 and married an Egyptian Journalist, Mahmoud Youssry and they have two sons. During the 1980s she lived in Algeria for a few years with her husband. She has three brothers. In 2000 she worked as the manager of the Egyptian Museum for Contemporary Art until she resigned in 2002. Ashmallah's artistic approach has moved from natural landscapes to abstract portraits and plants. She has used various media, including oil, wax, and acrylic. Ashamallah had her 22nd art exhibition in 2005. Her style is now known for its playfulness, and the evoking of magic fictitious legend where each painting tells a story. See also * List of prominent Copts This list of Copts includes notable Copts figures who are notable in their areas of exp ...
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Ahmed Zewail
Ahmed Hassan Zewail ( ar, أحمد حسن زويل, ; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry". He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field, and the second African to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics, and the director of the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology at the California Institute of Technology. Early life and education Ahmed Hasan Zewail was born on February 26, 1946, in Damanhur, Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, and was raised in Desouk. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Chemistry from Alexandria University before moving to the United States to complete his Doctor of Philosophy, PhD at the University of Pennsylvania supervised by Robin M. Hochstrasser. Career After comple ...
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