Nile Delta
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In Nile Delta, a total of 1 epidemic events are known so far. It is a delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The coordinates are 30° 54' 0.00" N, 31° 7' 0.00" E.
Map of Nile Delta
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| Disease | DateStart date of the disease. | SummarySummary of the disease event | OriginalOriginal text | TranslationEnglish translation of the text | ReferenceReference(s) to literature | Reference translationReference(s) to the translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300-09-16-Egypt | 1300 JL | Epidemic disease (fanāʾ) in cattle in Egypt in 700 AH (Sept. 16, 1300-Sept. 4, 1301). A lot of cattle died. Subsequently, water wheels could not be operated anymore, draft animals were lacking in farming, and cattle prices hiked. Sugar cane could not be cultivated, thus sugar prices rose. (A marginal note in one manuscript adds: It was related that an elder [shaykh min ahl al-filāḥa] from Ushmūm [Ashmūn al-Rummān, in the Nile Delta] lost all but eight of his 1,011 Khaysiyya cows to the disease.) |  | Baybars al-Mansuri - Zubdat al-fikra 1998, p. 351 | Translation needed |
