Zagazig Zagazig Zagazig ( "" , , ) is a city in Lower Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia. In 1999, its population was approximately 279,000, which increased to 529100 in 2018. It is built on a branch of the Sweet Water Canal and on al-Muˤizz Canal (the ancient Tanaitic channel of the Nile), and is 47 miles by rail north-northeast of Cairo. Situated on the Nile Delta in the midst of a fertile district, Zagazig is a centre of the cotton and grain trade of Egypt. It
Girl from the North Country Girl from the North Country "Girl from the North Country" (occasionally known as "Girl "of" the North Country") is a song written by Bob Dylan. It was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City in April 1963, and released the following month as the second track on Dylan's second studio album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." Dylan re-recorded the song as a duet with Johnny Cash in February 1969. That recording became the opening track on "Nashville Skyline", Dylan's ninth studio album. Live performances by Dylan appear on the albums "Real Live" (1984), "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" (1993;