Zagazig restaurants are MacDonald and KFC. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt. 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
Zagazig (Tell Basta) and Kufur Nigm. Also there is a branch for Al-Azhar University, the largest Islamic university in the world. Zagazig is the birthplace of famous Coptic Egyptian journalist, philosopher and social critic, Salama Moussa. The most notable streets in zagazig are Farouk st, Government st and El kawmia st. The ruins of the ancient Egyptian city of Bubastis are located southeast of town. Bubastis was the ancient capital of the 18th nome, and is home to the feast celebrating the cat goddess Bastet. Bubastis is the Greek version of the Egyptian language name "Pr-Bastet" "House [Temple] of Bastet". Bubastis