Damietta
Damietta is a regional capital in Egypt with a population of about 305,920.
Damietta is a port city which serves as the capital city of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cairo. The city was a Catholic bishopric and is a multiple titular see. Damietta is also a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, having joined in 2019.
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About Damietta
| Country | Egypt |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 20 |
| Population | 305,920 |
| Local currency | EGP |
| Coordinates | 31.4165, 31.8133 |
| Time zone | Africa/Cairo |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 160 km · Cairo |
| Population (Egypt) | #25 most populated in Egypt |
| Where on Earth | 31°24′59″N · 31°48′48″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,497 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,522 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Faisalabad (Pakistan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -31.42, -148.19 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 162 km |
| Dubai | 2,392 km |
| Moscow | 2,744 km |
| Paris | 3,134 km |
| London | 3,428 km |
| Beijing | 7,413 km |