Shata, Egypt Explained

Shata
Native Name:	شطا
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	city
Pushpin Map:	Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Egypt
Coordinates:	31.4089°N 31.8719°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Egypt
Subdivision Type1:	Governorate
Subdivision Name1:	Damietta
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	EST
Utc Offset1:	+2

Shata or Sheikh Shata (Arabic: شطا, Σάτα) is an old city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. It lies North East of the Nile Delta on Lake Manzala.^[1] City was famous in Middle Ages for its production of textiles known as "Shatawi"^[2] and for producing cover (Kiswah) for Kaaba.

Notes and References

Wiet, G. and Halm, H., “S̲h̲aṭā”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs.
“s̲h̲aṭawī”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Glossary and Index of Terms, Edited by: P.J. Bearman, Th. Banquis, C.E. Bowworth, E. van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs Bowworth.