El Salheya
الصالحية | |
|---|---|
  El Salheya Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°44′48″N 32°00′16″E / 30.746557°N 32.00449°E | |
| Country | 
Egypt |
| Governorate | Sharqia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
El Salheya ( Egyptian Arabic: الصالحية) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.
History
On his way back to Cairo after the Battle of Ain Jalut, Sultan of Egypt Qutuz was assassinated in El Salheya. [1] The region also witnessed the Battle of Salheyeh on 10 August 1798, during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
References
- ^ "Shayyal, p.126/vol.2"
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