Ad Daqahliyah is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is about 6,000 km² and it has a popuation of about 5 million. The capital of Ad Daqahliyah is al_Mansurah and the other major towns are Mit Ghamr, Bilqas, and Manzalah. This province is famous for producing some of the most acclaimed Egyptians in the fields of science, engineering, medicine and the arts. The nephrology and kidney center of Mansurah is considered the best kidney center in Africa.