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Guenakr Dhtorh magnificence design and the genius of the place

Zefta Aqueducts or as it is called by the people of Zifta Center and City in the Gharbia Governorate, the fifty eye, and it is one of the most important and best areas for all the people of Zefta Center and City, which everyone resort to to enjoy entertainment times and official holidays, due to the beauty of nature in it, and is characterized by the inclusion of many gardens for children

Zefta Barrage is located in the village of Dahtoura on the Nile River, Rashid branch after the city of Zefta, and it is one of the main corridors that connect the Gharbia Governorate with Dakahlia, and is considered one of the most unique architectural monuments within the entire Gharbia Governorate.

These arches, known as the "fifty eyes" were established during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmy II, where the last stone was placed in the building on March 7, 1903, in order to provide water to reach an area of ​​one million acres through feeding the Damietta branch.

The village is distinguished by a location that is one of the important tourist attractions, to which thousands of citizens from all governorates flock to spend their official holidays, and it is the main source of water delivery to most governorates of the delta, indicating that the most crowded times inside the barrages are in the spring holidays. Where citizens come from all cities to enjoy the picturesque nature of the Nile, and there are parks for children to play and have fun
As for the aqueducts, visitors come to it from all over the world, not just the governorates of the Republic. A Japanese delegation and a group of researchers in the Nile Basin countries visited it in the month of 7, 2017, to learn about the history of its establishment, which exceeded 100 years, and the reinforcement work that takes place in the reservoir sector, and they also took some photos. Their memorial

Syriac monastery between past and present .