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ENCYCLOPÉDIE OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNÉ DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES MÉTIERS
MANSOURE ou MASSOURE, (Géogr.) forte
ville d'Egypte qui renferme plusieurs belles mosquées;
c'est la residence du cascief de Dékalie. Elle
est sur le bord oriental du Nil, près de Damiete.
C'est dans son voisinage qu'en 1249 se livra le combat
entre l'armée des Sarrasins & celle de S. Louis,
qui fut suivie de la prise de ce prince & de la perte
de Damiete. Long. 49. 35. lat. 27. (D.J.)
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