Faraskur ( ar, فارسكور) is a city in
Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Before the
1952 revolution it was a part of
Dakahlia Governorate
Dakahlia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الدقهلية ', ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient to ...
.
Notable people
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Riad Al Sunbati
See also
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Battle of Fariskur (1219)
The battle of Fāriskūr was a pitched battle fought between the army of the Fifth Crusade and Ayyubid Egypt on 29 August 1219 outside the Ayyubid encampent at Fāriskūr. It was fought while the siege of Damietta was ongoing. An Ayyubid victory ...
, during the Fifth Crusade
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Battle of Fariskur (1250), during the Seventh Crusade
Populated places in Damietta Governorate
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