Kafr el-Dawwar

Kafr el-Dawwar

Kafr el-Dawwar ( _ar. كفر الدوار ) is a major industrial town on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. Its population is about 265,300. [http://www.populstat.info/Africa/egyptt.htm]

History

Is a city near Alexandria where the famous Kafr-el-Dawwar Battle took place between tha Egyptian army headed by Ahmed Orabi and the British army during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War‎. Orabi was able to stop British forces from advancing toward Cairo, for 5 weeks. After this British forces shifted to Suez canal to reach Cairo through Tel el-Kebir.

see also Battle of Tel el-Kebir, Kafr-el-Dawwar Battle

Industry

The residents work in textile companies, which are the main industrial activity. Misr for Weaving and Spinning in Kafr el-Dawwar is the largest company in the town. It has one of the biggest local textile companies even as large as the one in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. Four more large companies in the town for paint and silk fibers and chemicals.
Agriculture is a major activity for the countryside that surrounds the industrial town.

Geography

The stream of Mahmodya goes through Kafr El Dawar north to Alexandria. ترعة المحموديه And it is one of the river Nile branches which is the source of irrigation.

Government

Kafr El Dawar, like many other towns in Egypt, has a city hall which is called the city counsel. It takes care of the town issues related to building permits and zoning.


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