Zagazig has large cotton factories and used to have offices of numerous European merchants. It is located on the Muweis Canal and is the chief hub of the corn and cotton trade. There is a museum of antiquities, the Sharkeya National Museum (sometimes called the Amed Orabi Museum, at Herriat Raznah) that contains many important archaeological exhibits (currently closed for restoration). Zagazig University, one of the largest universities in Egypt, is also located in the city, with colleges in different fields of science and arts. The Archaeological Museum of the University of Zagazig exhibits significant finds from the nearby sites, Bubastis
Central African Republic–North Korea relations dictator's first foreign visit after his lavish coronation was to Pyongyang. He returned to Pyongyang in 1978 just ahead of a Franco-African Summit in Paris, and signed a treaty of peace and friendship with Kim Il-sung. Friendly relations continued even after Bokassa was overthrown in 1979. In March 1986 it was estimated that the DPRK was supplying 13 technicians to the Central African Republic, seemingly to counter South Korean influence in the country. Central African Republic–North Korea relations Central African Republic–North Korea relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the Central African Republic and the North Korea (DPRK).