Kafr El Battikh

Kafr El Battikh ("Village of the Watermelons") is a city of around 47,000 people on the eastern bank of the Nile in Damietta Governorate, split by the Al Balamoon Canal, and serves as capital of its own markaz (district). Its older name, Bura, came from the Coptic word for grey mullet, reflecting its origins as a fishing settlement before it shifted to watermelon cultivation and trade under Ottoman rule, giving the town its current name; it was formally granted city status in 2008. The local economy today rests on agriculture (palm and guava groves, a regional produce market) alongside woodworking, furniture-making, and textiles — trades shared with nearby Damietta city.

By Plane

There is no airport in Kafr El Battikh; travellers fly into Cairo and continue overland via Damietta.

By Train

Kafr El Battikh is served by the Delta rail network connecting Damietta to Cairo.

By Car / Road

Kafr El Battikh sits on the road between Damietta city and the rest of the Nile Delta, on the eastern bank of the Nile.

The town centre is walkable; microbuses connect it to Damietta and neighbouring towns.

The town's produce market, serving the surrounding agricultural district, is its main point of local activity.

Kafr El Battikh is a regional distribution point for palm and guava produce, and shares in the wider Damietta area's furniture and woodworking trade.

Cairo or the nearest major city.