town of Turkey in Asia, in the province of Libadia, anciently Phocis. In former times it was famous for an oracle of Apollo. See Oracle.

Delta, is a part of Lower Egypt, which takes up a considerable space of ground between the branches of the Nile and the Mediterranean Sea: the ancients called it the Isle of Delta, because it is in the shape of a triangle, like the Greek letter of that name. It is about 120 miles along the coast from Damietta to Alexandria, and 70 on the sides from the place where the Nile begins to divide itself. It is the most plentiful country of all Egypt, and it rains more there than in other parts, but the fertility is chiefly owing to the inundation of the river Nile. The principal towns on the coast are, Damietta, Rosetta, and Alexandria; but, within land, Monoufia and Maala, or Elmale.