 monufia governorate (  ) is one of the governorates of egypt. it is located in the northern part of the country in the nile delta, to the south of gharbia governorate and to the north of cairo. the governorate is named after monuf, an ancient city which was the capital of the governorate until 1826. the current governor is doctor ashraf helal. ==overview== monufia's capital is the city of shibin al kawm. the main towns of the governorate are quesna, tala, bagour, menouf, ashmoun and sers el-lyan. it is a mainly agricultural governorate. ==history== ===ancient egypt=== the governorate was known as nit shamaa and its capital was barazqaa which currently lies in the monuf division. ===byzantine egypt=== monufia had two administrative divisions, "cuneo" which was located between the damietta branch and the sea of shebin, and "toa," which was located west of the rosetta branch. ===fatimide egypt=== monufia was divided into four administrative divisions, three of which are, "toa" which includes the land between the rosetta branch and the bajoria canal, "upper monuf" and "lower monuf." ===modern egypt=== in 1826 mohammed ali transferred the capital of monufia from monuf to shibin al kawm as the later fell exactly in the center of the governorate. other than shibin el-kawm, the governorate had four other administrative divisions which are quesna, tala, menouf and ashmoun. in 1942, al-shohada became a new administrative division and included parts from shibin el-kawm and tala. in 1947, bagour was created to encompass regions from monuf, ashmoun, quesna and shibin el-kawm. in 1955, five villages were taken from tala and redistributed to tanta. in 1960, berket el-sab
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