Denshawai

Denshawai (Arabic: دنشواي) is a village in Egypt. It is one of villages of The seat of Martyrs and it is famous for the historical Denshawai Incident of 1906. In 2006, it had 13,018 inhabitants.

Denshawai

دنشواي
Denshawai
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°36′N 30°49′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateMonufia Governorate
Population
 (2006)
  Total13,018
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Denshawai (as Denchawai) as a nahiyah under the district of Menouf in Monufia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 2,815 (1,363 men and 1,452 women).[1]

References

  1. Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 99. Retrieved 22 June 2020.


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