El-Mahalla El-Kubra

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El Mahalla
المحلة الكبرى
El-Mahalla El-Kubra
El-Mahalla El-Kubra Gate
El-Mahalla El-Kubra Gate
Flag of El Mahalla
Flag
Nickname(s): Textiles Stronghold
Location in Egypt
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Country  Egypt
Governorate El Gharbia
Named for "great mahallah"
Elevation 26 m (85 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 535,278
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+20) 40
President Gamal Abd El Nasser waves to crowds in El-Mahalla El-Kubra as he departs the city, 1959

El-Mahalla El-Kubra (Egyptian Arabic: [elmæˈħællæ lˈkobɾɑ]) – commonly shortened to el-Maḥalla – is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta branch. It is known for its dominant textile industry. It is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and the second largest in the Nile Delta, with a population of approximately 442,000 inhabitants (2001 statistics).

History

2006–11 protests

Over 15,000 protesters clashed with police in El Mahalla in 2006, following the publication of a cartoon mocking Islam in Denmark.[1]

Later in 2006 textile workers struck to protest market reforms, demanding better living conditions.[2]

Beginning in April 2008 the city held mass demonstrations protesting the election results of President Hosni Mubarak, claiming election fraud and demanding better wages. Security forces were ordered to crackdown on the dissidents, and in May they killed two or three in the city and injured dozens.[3][4] Images of protestors in Mahalla overturning billboards of Mubarak were viewed by some Egyptians as a turning point in Egyptian politics, according to The Washington Post.[3] The Observer has written that protests in El-Mahalla from 2006 to 2011 spearheaded larger political changes throughout Egypt.[4] A Facebook group established by 28-year-old engineer Ahmad Maher to support striking textile workers in El-Mahalla gained 70,000 followers and helped organize support for the strikers nationally.[5]

In 2011, protests in Mahalla contributed to the collapse of the Mubarak dictatorship.[2]

2012 protests and declaration of autonomy

On 15 July 2012, 25,000 workers from El-Mahalla El-Kubra's Misr Spinning and Weaving Company went on strike, demanding increased profit sharing, better retirement benefits and a replacement of the management.[6] The Misr workers were joined by workers from seven other textile factories in the region, and strikes also broke out among doctors and health workers, university workers, and ceramics workers in other parts of Egypt.[6]

Clashes between protestors supporting or opposing the Muslim Brotherhood on November 28 left over 100 people injured.[7] On December 7, the city declared itself autonomous from Egypt,[8] as workers and students, declaring themselves independent from the "Muslim Brotherhood State," cut rail lines and blocked entrances to the city.[2] Protestors stormed the city council and announced their intentions to replace it with a revolutionary council.[2]

Geography

Climate

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See also: Nile Delta

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for El-Mahalla El-Kubra
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 31.2
(88.2)		 32.8
(91)		 33.5
(92.3)		 33.6
(92.5)		 31.8
(89.2)		 28.9
(84)		 24.8
(76.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 27
(80.59)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)		 12.8
(55)		 15.3
(59.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.8
(73)		 25.2
(77.4)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.5
(79.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.2
(72)		 18.9
(66)		 14.2
(57.6)		 20
(68.01)
Average low °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)		 6
(43)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11
(52)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.7
(63.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 13
(55)		 8
(46)		 13.02
(55.42)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.55)		 10
(0.39)		 7
(0.28)		 4
(0.16)		 3
(0.12)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.12)		 7
(0.28)		 12
(0.47)		 60
(2.37)
Source: climate-data.org[9]

Buildings and structures

Southwest of El-Mahalla El-Kubra, there is at 30.954161 N 31.145350 E a 323 metres tall TV mast, the tallest structure in Egypt.

Economy

El-Mahalla el-Kubra is home to the largest public sector Egyptian textile company, the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company, employing over 27,000 workers.

Sport

The city is also famous for its two football teams: Ghazl Al-Mehalla and Baladeyet Al-Mahalla.

See also

References

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External links

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