Map of Al Maţarīyah, Egypt

Al Maţarīyah is a city in Dakahlia, Egypt, with a population of about 162,045. It lies at 31.1829°N, 32.0311°E. Al Maţarīyah is about 145 km (90 mi) northeast of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Manzalah, 9 km to the west.

Al Maţarīyah at a glance

Where is Al Maţarīyah?

• The 39th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Dakahlia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 07 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Maţarīyah

• Al Manzalah — 9 km west
• Al Jammālīyah — 16 km west
• Mīt Salsīl — 22 km west
• Port Said — 27 km east
• Damietta — 33 km northwest
• Fāraskūr — 34 km northwest
• Kafr al Baţţīkh — 37 km northwest
• Al Ḩusaynīyah — 37 km south
• Minyat an Naşr — 37 km west
• ‘Izbat al Burj — 40 km northwest

Largest cities in Dakahlia

• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Mīt Ghamr — 153,754
• Bilqās — 137,080
• Al Manzalah — 127,394
• As Sinbillāwayn — 124,020
• Ţalkhā — 112,851
• Dikirnis — 101,082
• Al Jammālīyah — 99,641
• Minyat an Naşr — 82,429
• Shirbīn — 76,081

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.