El Badrashein
El Badrashein (Arabic: البدرشين) is a city in the Giza Governorate, Egypt. It contains the oldest bridge in Egypt, El Maraziq bridge.
El Badrashein البدرشين | |
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El Badrashein Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 29.852°N 31.276°E | |
Country | |
Governorate | Giza |
Founded | c. 3000 BCE |
Population | |
• Total | 90,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
History
In the Badrasheen Markaz, the capital of ancient Egypt Memphis) - currently dead hostage - was found which is the oldest capital in the history of Egypt, and the city of Badrashin has pride that the entire Giza Governorate celebrates the National Day similar to what they did the people of the Shoubak village in that they removed the iron bars, and stopped the train with the English soldiers. As for parliamentary representation, the Badrashin district included the city of Hawamdiya and its villages, but now the Badrashin has become an independent district, and Hawamdiya is another.
King Narmer unified the northern and southern countries and established the Egyptian kingdom. He took the present-day city of Memphis, which is located in the heart of Badrashin, the first capital of Egypt, and established the first central government known in the history of mankind. The city includes the oldest Egyptian monuments, where there is the village of Abusir, the oldest pyramids of history, which are the pyramids of the sun temples and in the village of Saqqara the first stone building in history, which is the pyramid of King Djoser the amphitheater and the pyramids of Dahshur facility such as the pyramid of Snefru, which is the first complete pyramid in history and the pyramid of Amenemhat II and the pyramid of Amenemhat III, And many temples, such as the Temple of King Ramsses II, in which the statue of King Ramses II was discovered, which was transferred to the Bab Al-Hadid Square Ramsses currently in the heart of Cairo and then moved to the shooting range at the entrance to the pyramids, and there is also (in the village of Aziziyah) the prison where Joseph resided.
Geography
The city is 30 km southwest of Cairo. The city is on the west bank of the Nile river.
Economy
Agriculture
The city is surrounded by villages and irrigated land. The city produces a third of Egypt's total production of dates.
Industry
El Badrashein has the second largest production of furniture in Egypt after Damietta. The following industries are present in the city:
- Oil industry
- Soap industry
- Rugs industry
- Textiles industry
- Yacht industry
- Furniture industry
Education
List of schools
- El Badrashein Secondary School
- El Badrashein Preparatory School
- El Badrashein Primary School
- El Nasr Primary School
- El Gaoudy Primary School
- El Tahrir Primary School
- Ahmed Orabi Primary School
- The Industrial Secondary School
- El Shaheed Mostafa Mohammed Abu Zaid Secondary School
- The Trading Secondary School
- Upper Egypt School
- Memphis School
- Abbas Anani Primary School