Zagazig

Zagazig, in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, sits on the Muweis Canal and serves as a hub of the corn and cotton trade in the Sharqia governorate. The city holds two museums with finds from the nearby ancient site of Bubastis (Tell Basta): the Museum of Tal Basta Antiquities and the Archaeological Museum of Zagazig University, founded in 1974 and one of the largest universities in Egypt.

• Population430,445
• Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 13 km7.8 mi