Wender·Vista
Mansoura
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileEgypt
on the Damietta branch of the Nile, between Cairo and the sea

Mansoura

— — the river city the crusade did not pass.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A city on the east bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, halfway between Cairo and the Mediterranean. The corniche walks long and slow in the evening; the river is wide here, and the bridges glow. Mansoura is where the Seventh Crusade broke in 1250, and where the country's jasmine harvest still scents the summer nights. from the studio

from the studio
Mansoura
— bring it home

Mansoura, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mansoura

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

El Mansoura sits on the east bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, about 120 kilometres north-east of Cairo and 60 kilometres south of the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital of Dakahlia Governorate and home to roughly 600,000 residents within the city proper. Founded in 1219 during the Ayyubid period as a fortified camp facing the Crusader advance, the city's name, Al-Mansurah, means 'the victorious' in Arabic. Today Mansoura is a regional centre for cotton, textiles, and the medical school of Mansoura University.

— the water

The Damietta branch is one of two surviving distributaries of the Nile Delta. At Mansoura the channel runs roughly 300 metres bank to bank, and the corniche follows it for several kilometres on both sides. The city's life leans toward the river: felucca rides at dusk, the Talkha bridge linking the western suburbs, the floating restaurants moored below the corniche wall. North of the city, the river continues through delta farmland and reaches the sea at the port of Damietta.

— the year

Summer in the delta is hot and humid, with August highs near 33 Celsius. Winters are mild, with January running from about 9 to 19 Celsius, and rain is light. The jasmine harvest that supplies a large share of the world's perfume industry runs from June through October across the surrounding villages, picked before dawn each morning to lock in the oil. Winter visitors find the corniche at its best in the soft delta light of December and January.

— where
Egypt · Dakahlia Governorate
— elevation
10 m · 33 ft
— position
31.0409° N · 31.3785° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km W
Talkha
twin town across the Nile
60 km N
Damietta
Mediterranean port
N
Mansoura
Talkha
Damietta
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mansoura — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Mansoura is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, capital of Dakahlia Governorate, sitting on the east bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile about 120 kilometres north-east of Cairo.

A regional centre for cotton, textiles, and Mansoura University's medical school, and historically the site where King Louis IX of France was captured during the Seventh Crusade in 1250.

In February 1250, Egyptian Ayyubid and later Mamluk forces defeated the Crusader army of King Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade. The king was captured weeks later during the retreat at Fariskur.

Villages around Mansoura supply a large share of the global perfume industry's jasmine. Pickers gather the blossoms before dawn from June through October, when the flowers hold their volatile oils.

The city proper holds roughly 600,000 residents, with the wider metropolitan area substantially larger when neighbouring Talkha and the villages along the Damietta branch are counted in.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Mansoura and the surrounding delta carry strong meaning for Egyptian families with roots there, and for graduates of the medical school. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well.

The river-and-jasmine palette sits well in warm-minimalist, Mediterranean, and North-African contemporary rooms. The piece reads softly against limewash walls, brass fixtures, and natural linen.

Yes. The 2025 and 2026 design direction leans toward earthen plasters, sun-warmed neutrals, and place-specific art over generic abstracts. A river-city scene grounds the look in a real geography.

A single Large suits most consoles. A 4-tile Mural fills a standard sofa wall cleanly, and a 9-tile Mural carries a long sectional, dining wall, or stairwell run.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratch and stand up to the humidity, splash, and steam of showers, backsplashes, and powder rooms without dulling the colour.

Yes. Reid Wender paints every WenderVista piece in-house. There is no licensing and no third-party studio; each tile is one curator's eye on the world's places.

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