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Governorates of Egypt

Index Governorates of Egypt

For administrative purposes, Egypt is divided into twenty-seven governorates (محافظة;; genitive case:; plural: محافظات). Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's jurisdiction hierarchy. [1]

71 relations: Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Anwar Sadat, Arab Socialist Union (Egypt), Arish, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Beheira Governorate, Benha, Beni Suef, Beni Suef Governorate, Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Dakahlia Governorate, Damanhur, Damietta, Damietta Governorate, Economic regions of Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian revolution of 1952, El Tor, Egypt, Faiyum, Faiyum Governorate, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Gharbia Governorate, Giza, Giza Governorate, Governorate, Helwan Governorate, Hosni Mubarak, Hurghada, Infitah, Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate, ISO 3166-2:EG, Kafr El Sheikh, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Kharga Oasis, Land reform in Egypt, List of cities and towns in Egypt, List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Mansoura, Egypt, Matrouh Governorate, Mersa Matruh, Minya Governorate, Minya, Egypt, ..., Monufia Governorate, New Valley Governorate, North Sinai Governorate, Port Said, Port Said Governorate, President of Egypt, Qalyubia Governorate, Qena, Qena Governorate, Red Sea Governorate, Sharqia Governorate, Shibin El Kom, Sohag, Sohag Governorate, South Sinai Governorate, Subdivisions of Egypt, Suez, Suez Governorate, Tanta, Zagazig, 6th of October Governorate. Expand index (21 more) »

Alexandria

Alexandria (or; Arabic: الإسكندرية; Egyptian Arabic: إسكندرية; Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ; Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ) is the second-largest city in Egypt and a major economic centre, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country.

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Alexandria Governorate

Alexandria Governorate (محافظة الإسكندرية) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Anwar Sadat

Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (محمد أنور السادات, Egyptian muħæmmæd ˈʔɑnwɑɾ essæˈdæːt; 25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981.

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Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)

The Arab Socialist Union (الاتحاد الاشتراكى العربى) was an Egyptian political party based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism.

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Arish

Arish or el Arīsh (العريش, Hrinokorura) is the capital and largest city (with 164,830 inhabitants) of the Egyptian governorate of North Sinai, as well as the largest city on the entire Sinai Peninsula, lying on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai peninsula, northeast of Cairo.

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Aswan

Aswan (أسوان; ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.

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Aswan Governorate

Aswan Governorate (محافظة أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Asyut

AsyutMore often spelled Assiout or Assiut.

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Asyut Governorate

Asyut Governorate (محافظة أسيوط) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Beheira Governorate

Beheira Governorate (محافظة البحيرة,, "the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt.

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Benha

Benha /'benhæ/ (بنها), also spelled Banha , is the capital of the Qalyubia Governorate in north-eastern Egypt.

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Beni Suef

Beni Suef, (بنى سويف,; Coptic: Panisōf) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt.

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Beni Suef Governorate

Beni Suef (محافظة بنى سويف) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Cairo

Cairo (القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt.

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Cairo Governorate

Cairo Governorate (محافظة القاهرة) is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt.

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Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate (محافظة الدقهلية) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo.

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Damanhur

Damanhur (دمنهور,; Egyptian: Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w ; Ⲡⲓϯⲙⲓⲛ̀ϩⲱⲣ; Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά) is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate.

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Damietta

Damietta (دمياط,; ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ) also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see.

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Damietta Governorate

Damietta Governorate (محافظة دمياط) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Economic regions of Egypt

The General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP), which was established in 1981, shows Egypt divided into seven regional units for physical planning purposes (urban planning, the founding of new towns, new cities and such).

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Egyptian revolution of 1952

The Egyptian coup d'etat of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952), also known as the July 23 revolution, began on July 23, 1952, by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Mohammed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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El Tor, Egypt

El Tor (الطور  /&#x202f), also romanized as Al-Tur and At-Tur and known as Tur Sinai, formerly Raithu, is a small city and the seat of government of the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt.

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Faiyum

Faiyum (الفيوم; ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ) is a city in Middle Egypt.

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Faiyum Governorate

Faiyum Governorate (محافظة الفيوم) is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (جمال عبد الناصر حسين,; 15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death in 1970.

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Gharbia Governorate

Gharbia Governorate (محافظة الغربية) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Giza

Giza (sometimes spelled Gizah or Jizah; الجيزة; ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ, ⲅⲓⲍⲁ) is the third-largest city in Egypt and the capital of the Giza Governorate.

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Giza Governorate

Giza Governorate (محافظة الجيزة) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Governorate

A governorate is an administrative division of a country.

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Helwan Governorate

Helwan Governorate was one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Hosni Mubarak

Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (محمد حسني السيد مبارك,,; born 4 May 1928) is a former Egyptian military and political leader who served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

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Hurghada

Hurghada (الغردقة) is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

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Infitah

Infitah (انفتاح, "openness") was Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's policy of "opening the door" to private investment in Egypt in the years following the 1973 October War (Yom Kippur War) with Israel.

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Ismailia

Ismailia (الإسماعيلية) is a city in north-eastern Egypt.

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Ismailia Governorate

Ismailia Governorate (محافظة الإسماعيلية) is one of the Canal Zone governorates of Egypt.

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ISO 3166-2:EG

ISO 3166-2:EG is the entry for Egypt in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Kafr El Sheikh

Kafr El Sheikh (كفر الشيخ) is the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt.

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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

Kafr El Sheikh Governorate (محافظة كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Kharga Oasis

The Kharga Oasis (الخارجة), (meaning "the outer") is the southernmost of Egypt's five western oases.

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Land reform in Egypt

The post-revolution Egyptian Land Reform was an effort to change land ownership practices in Egypt following the 1952 Revolution launched by Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Free Officers Movement.

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List of cities and towns in Egypt

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List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area

This is an index of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area.

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Luxor

Luxor (الأقصر; Egyptian Arabic:; Sa'idi Arabic) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate.

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Luxor Governorate

Luxor Governorate (محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate.

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Mansoura, Egypt

El-Mansoura (المنصورة,, rural) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423.

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Matrouh Governorate

Matrouh Governorate (محافظة مطروح) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Mersa Matruh

Mersa Matruh (مرسى مطروح) is a seaport in Egypt, the capital of the Matrouh Governorate.

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Minya Governorate

Minya Governorate (محافظة المنيا) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt.

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Minya, Egypt

MinyaAlso spelled el… or al… …Menia, …Minia or …Menya.

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Monufia Governorate

Monufia Governorate (محافظة المنوفية) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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New Valley Governorate

New Valley Governorate (محافظة الوادي الجديد) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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North Sinai Governorate

North Sinai Governorate (محافظة شمال سيناء) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Port Said

Port Said (بورسعيد, the first syllable has its pronunciation from Arabic; unurbanized local pronunciation) is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787 (2010).

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Port Said Governorate

Port Said Governorate (محافظة بورسعيد) is one of the Canal Zone governorates of Egypt.

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President of Egypt

The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية) is the head of state of Egypt.

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Qalyubia Governorate

Qalyubia Governorate (محافظة القليوبية) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Qena

Qena (Qinā , Egyptian Arabic:, locally:; ⲕⲱⲛⲏ Kone) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate.

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Qena Governorate

Qena Governorate (محافظة قنا) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Red Sea Governorate

Red Sea Governorate (محافظة البحر الأحمر) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt.

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Sharqia Governorate

Sharqia Governorate (محافظة الشرقية,, rural) is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt.

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Shibin El Kom

Shibin El Kom (شبين الكوم, colloquially shortened to Shibin) is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, and the capital of the Monufia Governorate.

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Sohag

Sohag (Saidi pronunciation), also known as Sawhāj, Suhag and Suhaj, is a city in Egypt that lies on the west bank of the Nile.

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Sohag Governorate

Sohag Governorate (محافظة سوهاج) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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South Sinai Governorate

South Sinai Governorate (محافظة جنوب سيناء) is the least populated governorate of Egypt.

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Subdivisions of Egypt

Egypt is divided, for the purpose of public administration, according to a three-layer hierarchy and some districts are further subdivided, creating an occasional fourth-layer.

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Suez

Suez (السويس; Egyptian Arabic) is a seaport city (population ca. 497,000) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate.

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Suez Governorate

Suez Governorate (محافظة السويس) is one of the governorates of Egypt.

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Tanta

Tanta (طنطا) is a large city in Egypt.

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Zagazig

Zagazig (الزقازيق, rural) is a city in Lower Egypt.

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6th of October Governorate

The 6th of October Governorate was one of the governorates of Egypt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt

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