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
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale is an animated TV special from Michael Sporn Productions, which aired in December 1993 as part as the "HBO Storybook Musicals" series. As the title implies, the story is an adaptation of the Aesop fable that is set around Christmastime. The special's two main characters, Emily and Alexander, were voiced respectively by Crystal Gayle and John Lithgow. The characters would later be spun off in the animated series "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures", also on HBO. At