Fuwwa

Fuwa stands on the Rosetta branch of the Nile in the western Delta. Its river position made it an important stopping place on waterways linking the Delta with Alexandria. In the Middle Ages the town grew into a substantial commercial centre; the traveller Ibn Battuta mentioned it on his journey through Egypt. Boats were essential to movement through the Delta, and merchants passed through Fuwa on routes connecting the river to the Mediterranean port of Alexandria.