El Zarqa
Dumyāţ, Egypt
Why visit El Zarqa?
El Zarqa ("the blue one" in Arabic) is a small city in Damietta Governorate on the Nile Delta coast, one of the governorate's four main administrative subdivisions alongside Damietta, Faraskur, and Kafr Saad. It is a quiet local town of around 20,000–30,000 people, part of the broader Damietta area's economy of fishing, agriculture, and furniture-making, with no major standalone visitor sights of its own — most travellers pass through en route to Damietta city.
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By Plane
There is no airport in El Zarqa; travellers fly into Cairo and continue overland.
By Train
El Zarqa is served by the Delta rail network connecting Damietta to Cairo.
By Car / Road
El Zarqa sits on the road between Damietta and the rest of the Nile Delta.
The town is small and largely walkable; microbuses connect it to Damietta and neighbouring towns.
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Cairo or the nearest major city.
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Guide content as of June 2026.
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