Desouk

Desouk is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate. Desouk dates back to at least c. 3200 BC and was part of the ancient city of Buto before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. From 1250 to 1517, the city of Desouk was part of the Gharbia province. From 1798 to 1801, it was part of the now-defunct Rosetta province. Etymology The city's name could be derived from , attested on a statuette from Sais dating to the Third Intermediate Period, through , or from , attested in Greek as Thasoukhios and Tasoukis. The cult of Sobek had presence to the west of Disuq, on the other side of the Nile. Other proposal derives it from the rare Arabic verb dasaqa "to overflow (about a basin)" and its nominal form daysaq "bassin full of water" which in turn has its origin in , but it is considered implausible. Another improbable etymology is a Copto-Arabic word combining the Coptic feminine definite article ti- with .