Mansoura, Egypt
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Sunset in Mansoura
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| Nickname(s): Pearl of the Delta | ||
 Mansoura
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| Coordinates: 31°04′N 31°41′E / 31.067°N 31.683°E | ||
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 Egypt
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| Governorate | Dakahlia | |
| Founded | 1219 | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Hossam El Din Emam | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 371 km2 (143 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 495,630 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | +(20) 50 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Mansoura (Arabic: المنصورة El Manṣūra, IPA: [el.mɑnˈsˤuːɾɑ], rural: [el.mænˈsˤuːɾe]) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 480,494. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate.
Mansoura in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the Egyptian victory at the Battle of Al Mansurah over Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade.
Mansoura was established in 1219 by al-Kamil of the Ayyubid dynasty. After the Egyptians defeated the Crusaders during the Sixth Crusade, it was named Mansoura (aka. "The Victorious").
In the Seventh Crusade, the Capetians were defeated and put to flight; between fifteen and thirty thousand of their men fell on the battlefield. Louis IX of France was captured in the main Battle of Mansoura, and confined in the house of Ibrahim ben Lokman, secretary of the sultan, and under the guard of the eunuch Sobih. The king's brother was imprisoned in the same house. The sultan provided for their sustenance. The house of Ibrahim ben Lokman is now the only museum in Mansoura. It is open to the public and houses articles that used to belong to the French monarch, including his personal thirteenth century toilet.
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