El Salheya
El Salheya الصالحية | |
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Coordinates: 30°44′48″N 32°00′16″E / 30.746557°N 32.00449°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Sharqia |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El Salheya (Egyptian Arabic: الصالحية) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.
History
[edit]On his way back to Cairo after the Battle of Ain Jalut, Sultan of Egypt Qutuz was assassinated in El Salheya.[1] The region also witnessed the Battle of Salheyeh on 10 August 1798 during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shayyal, p.126/vol.2"