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Sendion also spelled Sendiun or sendyoun (Arabic language: سنديون is a village in northeastern Egypt located in Qalyubia Governorate belonging to the town of Qalyub about 20 km north of Cairo.

Egypt Country spanning North Africa and Southwest Asia

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.

Qalyubia Governorate Governorate in Egypt

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Agriculture

Sendion is located in the rich farmland of the southern part of the Nile Delta and is well irrigated by canals leading off the Delta Barrage. Most of the agricultural land on Sendion is famous for its citrus orchards. It is also famous for cultivation of onions next to all types of crops as it is the first village in poultry.

Arable land Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops

Arable land is, according to one definition, land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. In Britain, it was traditionally contrasted with pasturable land such as heaths which could be used for sheep-rearing but not farmland.

Nile Delta delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean Sea

The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers 240 km (150 mi) of Mediterranean coastline and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 km (99 mi) in length. The Delta begins slightly down-river from Cairo.

Irrigation artificial application of water to the land or soil

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall. Irrigation also has other uses in crop production, including frost protection, suppressing weed growth in grain fields and preventing soil consolidation. In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is referred to as rain-fed or dry land farming.

Industry

In ancient times, Sendion was a small village named Send yun, which means (in hieroglyphs) the Kingdom of Leon or yun. Today it is famous for its preserved foods industry and as an industrial and agricultural village. It lies on the rail network that radiates north from Cairo.

Hieroglyph pictographic sign

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Geography

Geographically, Sendion is a model village which is famous for being densely populated. It is bordered on the north by Qaha and on east by Tanan village and separated by a railway and the agricultural main road to Alexandria. Sendion is bordered on the west by agricultural villages, such as Sendbis and a little village on the south called Qalama.

Qaha city in Qalyubia, Egypt

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