Damanhur (Egyptian Arabic:دمنهورDamanhūr, IPA:[dɑmɑnˈhuːɾ]; Egyptian: Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w; Coptic: Ⲧⲙⲉⲛϩⲱⲣ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικράHermopolis Mikra) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located 160km (99mi) northwest of Cairo, and 70km (43mi) E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.