Governorates of Egypt

Egypt is divided into 27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah), sorted by the transliterated Arabic name:

1. Ad Daqahliyah (Dakahleya) الدقهلية
2. Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea) البحر الأحمر
3. Al Buhayrah (Beheira) البحيرة
4. Al Fayyum (Fayum) الفيوم
5. Al Gharbiyah (Gharbeya) الغربية
6. Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) الإسكندرية
7. Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia) الإسماعيلية
8. Al Jizah (Giza) الجيزة
9. Al Minufiyah (Menufeya) المنوفية
10. Al Minya (Minya) المنيا
11. Al Qahirah (Cairo) القاهرة
12. Al Qalyubiyah (Kalyubeya) القليوبية
13. Al Uqsur (Luxor) الأقصر
14. Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley) الوادي الجديد
15. Ash Sharqiyah (Sharkeya) الشرقية
16. As Suways (Suez) السويس
17. Aswan أسوان
18. Asyut أسيوط
19. Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef) بني سويف
20. Bur Sa'id (Port Saïd) پورسعيد
21. Dimyat (Damietta) دمياط
22. Janub Sina' (South Sinai) جنوب سيناء
23. Kafr ash Shaykh (Kafr el Sheikh) كفر الشيخ
24. Matruh مطروح
25. Qina قنا
26. Shamal Sina' (North Sinai) شمال سيناء
27. Suhaj (Sohag) سوهاج

Most governorates have a population density of more than 1000 per km², while the three large ones have a population density of less than 2 per km²

External links

• Population and area data
• Map

Governorates of Egypt
Ad Daqahliyah | Al Bahr al Ahmar | Al Buhayrah | Al Fayyum | Al Gharbiyah | Al Iskandariyah | Al Isma'iliyah | Al Jizah | Al Minufiyah | Al Minya | Al Qahirah | Al Qalyubiyah | Al Uqsur | Al Wadi al Jadid | Ash Sharqiyah | As Suways | Aswan | Asyut | Bani Suwayf | Bur Sa'id | Dimyat | Janub Sina' | Kafr ash Shaykh | Matruh | Qina | Shamal Sina' | Suhaj

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