Damietta

American  

[dam-ee-et-uh] / ˌdæm iˈɛt ə /

noun

1. a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta.

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Damietta British  

/ ˌdæmɪˈɛtə /

noun

1. Arabic name: Dumyat.  a town in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta: important medieval commercial centre

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Example Sentences

Farms and fisheries along the two Nile branches, Rosetta in the west and Damietta in the east, help feed the country and provide products for export.

From Seattle Times

Guy Broggi, an independent LNG consultant said Shell and TotalEnergies were major winners as partners and offtakers at Egyptian plants at Damietta and Idku, along with BP and Italy's ENI, selling LNG far above the government's target price of $5/mmbtu.

From Reuters

By the time the vessel docked in Damietta on Egypt’s northern coast, according to the ship’s records, 34 animals had died, although their bodies were not on the boat.

From The Guardian

Officials from the Egyptian agriculture ministry who inspected the vessel on arrival in Damietta on 29 May described the animals as being in a “miserable condition”.

From The Guardian

Shawkat did not respond to additional questions about what happened to the carcasses, or why the 34 dead cattle were not on board the ship in Damietta.

From The Guardian