Mahalla el Kubra

[muh-hal-uh el koo-bruh]

noun

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

Mahalla el Kubra

/ məˈhɑːlə ɛl ˈkuːbrə /

noun

1. a city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: one of the largest diversified textile centres in Egypt. Pop: 433 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

El Mahalla El Kubra, or Mahalla, as it's more widely known, is Egypt's textile capital.

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About 200 protested in Mahalla el Kubra, where there were riots in 2008 over subsidized bread shortages and high prices.

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