Mahmoudiyah Canal

Beheira Governorate, Egypt

Maḥmūdiyya Canal (Ἀὸ Agathos Daimon or Megas potamos) is a 45-mile-long (72 km) sub-canal from the Nile River which starts at the Nile-port of Mahmoudia and goes through Alexandria to the Mediterranean Sea. It was built to supply Alexandria with food and fresh water from the Nile.

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