Zagazig

Ahram Online reported that the State Security compounds in Alexandria and 6th of October City, on the edge of Cairo, “are under the rule of the military, while Qena, Port Said, Zagazig, Domiat and Tanta state security buildings have seen fires erupt and protesters calling for action to prevent document burning.”

Egyptian protesters breach ‘torture center,’ seize files 2011

Nearly 3,000 Muslim Brotherhood members protested in Zagazig, 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of Cairo, 2,000 demonstrated in the port city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean, and 1,500 marched at

ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

At Zagazig they were joined by the venerable wag and trickster,

The Life of Sir Richard Burton 2003

The statue was found in January 1997 by a citizen digging to lay a house foundation 300 meters from the ruins of the temple of Pepi I (Dynasty 6, 2332-2283 B.C.) in the town of Zagazig.

Egyptian Statue Found 1997

"The rapid urban expansion of Zagazig in the last decades, especially after establishing the university, led to destructive consequences on the archaeological site of Tell Basta," says Bakr.

Egyptian Statue Found 1997

Bubastis, capital of the 19th nome of Lower Egypt, is now represented by a great mound of ruins called Tell Basta, near Zagazig, including the site of a large temple (described by Herodotus) strewn with blocks of granite.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

The trip by army lorry took us by Zagazig and the Sweet Water

Coming of Age: 1939-1946 John Cox

However, as I have already stated, a native acquaintance there, a very learned Moslem, to whom I had imparted during my residence some idea of the nature of my studies, sent me a long communication containing particulars of the event which had befallen Lady Coverly during her one-night's sojourn in Zagazig.

The Green Eyes of Bâst Sax Rohmer 1921

Some other member of the party (for quite a large company had been detained in Zagazig by the mishap) unwisely pointed out to her that the favored date was that upon which they had arrived in the town.

The Green Eyes of Bâst Sax Rohmer 1921

By dint of close research I discovered that the date favored by the inhabitants of Zagazig, as that upon which such creatures were born there, corresponded very closely with the Sacred Sothic month, formerly sacred to Bâst, the titulary goddess of the place, corresponded in short with the ancient Feast of Bâst.

The Green Eyes of Bâst Sax Rohmer 1921