Mansoura or (al-)Mansura ( ar, منصورة; fa, منصوره) is a word meaning victorious. This general form summarizes all possible ways of writing the word in Latin script. It is a common name for different places in many countries. The largest city with that name is the Mansoura of Egypt which is the capital city 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 ...

with a population of 960,423. Mansoura may also refer to:

Algeria

* Mansoura, Tlemcen, a village in Tlemcen Province, Algeria * Mansoura, Ghardaïa, a village in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria * Mansourah, Mostaganem * Mansourah District (Ghardaïa Province) * Mansourah District (Tlemcen Province) * Mansourah District (Bordj Bou Arréridj Province)

Cyprus

* Mansoura, Cyprus, an abandoned village in Cyprus

Iran

* Mansureh-ye Kanin * Mansureh-ye Mazi * Mansureh-ye Olya * Mansureh-ye Sadat

Libya

* Mansura, Libya, a town in Libya

Morocco

* Mansoura, Morocco, a town in Morocco

Pakistan

* Mansoorah, Lahore, a suburb of Lahore, headquarters of Jamat-e-Islami.

Palestine

Depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War *

Al-Mansura, Acre :''See Mansura (disambiguation) for other places with similar names.'' Al-Mansura ( ar, المنصورة), was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by the Israeli army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, it had a population of 2,300 ...

, 29 km northeast of Acre * Al-Mansura, Khirbat, 18.5 km southeast of Haifa * Al-Mansura, Ramla, 10 km south of Ramle *

Al-Mansura, Safad :''See El Mansurah (disambiguation) for other sites with similar names.'' Al-Mansura ( ar, المنصوره) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was located northeast of Safad on the Banyas River, to the south of what i ...

, 31 km northeast of Safad * Mansurat al-Khayt, 11.5 km east of Safad *

Al-Mansura, Tiberias Al-Mansura ( ar, المنصورة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948. It was located 16 kilometres northwest of Tiberias. Hist ...

, 16 kilometres northwest of Tiberias

Saudi-Arabia

* Al-Mansorah, Saudi-Arabia

Spain

* Almanzora (disambiguation)

Syria

* Mansura, Hama, a village in Syria * Al-Mansurah, Raqqa Governorate * Al-Mansoura, Rif Dimashq * Mansoura Subdistrict, Raqqa

Tunisia

* El-Mansoura, Tunisia, small Tunisian village near Kelibia * Mansoura, Tunisia, town situated 8 km from Souassi and el Djem

United States

Mansura, Louisiana Mansura is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,419 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Mansura is home to the Cochon de Lait Festival, and claims to be the Cochon de La ...

, a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States

Yemen

Al-Mansoura (Aden) Al Mansoora (Arabic: المنصورة, ) is a city district in Aden Governorate, Yemen, with a population of 114,931 according to the 2003 census. History Al Mansoura was named after a resolution made by Aden Legislative Council in 1962. The co ...

, a city district in Yemen

Historical places

Mansura, Sindh Mansura ( ar, المنصورة, al-manṣūra, the triumphant ity}), referred to as Brahmanabad ( ur, برہمن آباد ; sd, برهمڻ آباد, barhamaṇabād) in later centuries, was the historic capital of the Muslim Caliphate in Sin ...

, ruined city near Shahdadpur, Pakistan