Zefta

Zefta
Zifta
Zefta is located in Nile Delta
Zefta
Zefta
Location in Gharbia, Egypt
Zefta is located in Egypt
Zefta
Zefta
Zefta (Egypt)
Coordinates: 30°42′51″N 31°14′39″E / 30.7142°N 31.24425°E / 30.7142; 31.24425[1]
Country Egypt
GovernorateGharbia
Area
 • Total197.4 km2 (76.2 sq mi)
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total442,721
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Zefta (Arabic: زفتى  pronounced [ˈzeftæ], Coptic: ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ Zevethe[3]) is an Egyptian city in the Nile delta, within the Gharbia governorate. It is across the Nile from Mit Ghamr city of Ad Daqahliyah governorate.

  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Zefta, Egypt". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ziftā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ Emile Amélineau. La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. — Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1893. — 690 p