Denshawai (Arabic: دنشواي), former name Demshai (Arabic: دِمْشَيە, from Coptic: ϯⲙⲓ "village" and ϣⲁⲉⲓ "Shai")[1] is a village in Egypt. It is one of villages of The seat of Martyrs and it is famous for the historical Denshawai Incident of 1906. In 2006, it had 13,018 inhabitants.
Denshawai
دنشواي | |
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  Denshawai Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′N 30°49′E / 30.600°N 30.817°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia Governorate |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 13,018 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Denshawai (as Denchawai) as a nahiyah under the district of Menouf in Monufia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 2,815 (1,363 men and 1,452 women).[2]
References edit
- ^ Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. pp. 33, 49.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 99. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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