Mansurah, Al

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Mansurah, Al (äl mäns

r`ä), city (1986 pop. 317,508), N Egypt, a port in the Nile River delta. It is an agricultural market and industrial center. Manufactures include ginned cotton, cottonseed oil, and textiles. Al Mansurah was founded in 1221 to replace Dumyat Dumyat (d
..... Click the link for more information. (Damietta), then occupied by Crusaders. In 1250, Crusaders under Louis IX Louis IX or Saint Louis, 1214–70, king of France (1226–70), son and successor of Louis VIII. His mother, Blanche of Castile , was regent during his minority (1226–34), and her regency probably lasted even after Louis reached
..... Click the link for more information. of France suffered a crushing defeat there at the hands of the Mamluks. The city is the seat of a branch of the Univ. of Cairo, the Institute of Al Mansurah (affiliated with Al Azhar Univ. in Cairo), and Al Mansurah Polytechnic Institute.

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