Zifta
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Zifta: (Arabic زفتى) (kent as "Zefta" an aw) is an Egyptian toun in the Nile delta, belangin tae the Gharbia Govrenorate. It is athort the Nile frae Mit Ghamr in the Dakahlia Govrenorate.
History
[eedit | edit soorce]Zifta is weel kent in the modern Egyptian history durin the 1919 uprising, o late cawed Egyptian Revolution o 1919, whan the British occupation expellt Saad Zaghloul Pasha oot o Egypt alang ither leaders o Wafd Party an wur exilled tae Malta, the fowk o Zifta, lead bi Youssef El Guindi, gaithert an declared their independence o the croun and cried it Zifta Republic.
Zifta is the location o ane o the Nile barrages biggit durin 1881-1952 tae control the Nile flow.
Coordinates: 30°43′N 31°15′E / 30.717°N 31.250°E
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