Kafr el-Dawwar

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Kafr Dawar

Kafr el-Dawwar (Arabic: كفر الدوار ) is a major industrial town on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. Its population is about 265,300. [1]

[edit] History

Is a city near Alexandria where the famous Kafr-el-Dawwar Battle took place between tha Egyptian army headed by Ahmed Orabi and the British army during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War‎. Orabi was able to stop British forces from advancing toward Cairo, for 5 weeks. After this British forces shifted to Suez canal to reach Cairo through Tel el-Kebir.

[edit] Industry

The residents work in textile companies, which are the main industrial activity. Misr for Weaving and Spinning in Kafr el-Dawwar is the largest company in the town. It has one of the biggest local textile companies even as large as the one in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. Four more large companies in the town for paint and silk fibers and chemicals. Agriculture is a major activity for the countryside that surrounds the industrial town.

[edit] Geography

The stream of Mahmodya goes through Kafr El Dawar north to Alexandria. ترعة المحموديه And it is one of the river Nile branches which is the source of irrigation.

[edit] Government

Kafr El Dawar, like many other towns in Egypt, has a city hall which is called the city counsel. It takes care of the town issues related to building permits and zoning.