El_Salheya

El Salheya

El Salheya

Place in Sharqia, Egypt

For other uses, see Al-Salihiyya.

El Salheya (Egyptian Arabic: الصالحية) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.

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History

On his way back to Cairo after the Battle of Ain Jalut, Sultan of Egypt Qutuz was assassinated in El Salheya.[1] The region also witnessed the Battle of Salheyeh on 10 August 1798, during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

References

  1. [1]
    "Shayyal, p.126/vol.2"


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