Desouk is a city in northern Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. Located 80 km east of Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

, it belongs to Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:...

 and had a population of 129,604 inhabitants as of 2009.

Overview

Desouk is a member of the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, because there are important Islamic shrines in the city, like The tomb of Saint "Ibrahim El-Desouki

Ibrahim El-Desouki

Ibrahīm Bin ʿAbd-El-ʿAzīz 'Abu al-Majd , better known as El-Desouki , was a Sufi saint and Imam and the founder of the Desouki Order.- Life :...

" (13th century) is located in the great mosque in the centre of Desouk. His descendants live in Desouk, Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

, Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

, and many live in the UK and USA.

Desouk was the capital of Lower Egypt kingdom before the unification of north and south. and was the capital of Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

 6 times before 3200 BC, It was called Buto

Buto

Buto , Butus , or Butosus, , now Tell al-Fara'in near the city of Desouk , was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt. The city stood on the Sebennytic arm of the Nile, near its mouth, and on the southern shore of the Butic Lake...

.

Desouk lies on the Nile

Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...

, on the eastern banks of the Rosetta branch, where there are only two bridges to enter the city.

Many important Egyptians hail from Desouk: Youssef El-Mansy, Ahmed Zewail

Ahmed Zewail

Ahmed Hassan Zewail is an Egyptian-American scientist who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry. He is the Linus Pauling Chair Professor Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.- Birth and education :Ahmed Zewail was born on...

, Mohammed Roshdy, Evelyn Ashamallah

Evelyn Ashamallah

Evelyn Ashamallah is a female Coptic painter, born in Desouk, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt in 1948 to Ashamallah Eskandar Hanna and Elaine Mikhail Hanna....

, and Abdel-Salam Mohammed Nasar, a famous politician in the city.

See also

• Buto
  Buto
  Buto , Butus , or Butosus, , now Tell al-Fara'in near the city of Desouk , was an ancient city located 95 km east of Alexandria in the Nile Delta of Egypt. The city stood on the Sebennytic arm of the Nile, near its mouth, and on the southern shore of the Butic Lake...
  
  
• Desouk SC
  Desouk SC
  Desouk Sporting Club is an Egyptian football club based in Desouk, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The team is a member of the Egyptian 3rd Division Group 8.-See also:* Desouk Stadium* Desouk* Desouki...
  
  
• Desouk Stadium
  Desouk Stadium
  Desouk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Desouk, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was opened in 1 January 1976. The stadium holds about 10000 people & it is now under renovation.-See also:* Desouk SC* Desouk...
  
  
• Desouki
• Kafr el-Sheikh
  Kafr el-Sheikh
  Kafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.-Factories:...
  
  
• Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
  Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
  Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:...
  
  
• Alexandria
  Alexandria
  Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
  
  

External links

• The official site of Presidency of Desouk City (Arabic)
• The official site of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate (Arabic, English)