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What does "Manfalut" mean?

  • Place of gold

  • City of the sun

  • Place of pelts, skins

  • Home of the Nile

Answer

Manfalut translates to "place of pelts, skins." This Egyptian town on the Nile River dates to ancient times when animal skins were traded and tanned here. Located about 400 kilometers south of Cairo, Manfalut is notable too for its large, traditional pottery industry, producing jugs, bowls, and water coolers still used widely in modern-day Egypt.
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