Egyp

Egyp, kent offeecially as the Arab Republic o Egyp an aw, is a Kintra in north Africae that includes the Sinai Hauf-Island, a laund brig tae Asie. Kiverin an aurie o aboot 1001450 sqkm, Egypt haes laund mairchs wi Libie tae the wast, Sudan tae the sooth an the Gaza Strip an Israel tae the east. The northren coast mairchs the Mediterranean Sea; the eastren coast mairchs the Reid Sea.  

 Admeenistrative diveesions 

Egyp is dividit intae 27 govrenorates. The govrenorates are further dividit intae regions. The regions contain touns an veelages. Each govrenorate haes a caipital, whiles carryin the same name as the govrenorate.

In Aprile 2008, Cairo an Giza wur subdividit intae 4 govrenorates, namely the governorates of Cairo, Giza, 6 October an Helwan. As o Aprile 2011, 6 October an Helwan govrenorates war again incorporated intae Giza an Cairo respectively. In 2009, the ceety o Luxor wis declared an independent govrenorate.

The Upper govrenorates are locatit sooth o Cairo, while the Lawer govrenorates are locatit in the Delta o the Nile, north o Cairo.


 Govrenorate                                    Caipital              Location Alexandria     Alexandria       Northren Aswan                    Aswan            Upper Asyut                    Asyut            Upper Beheira                Damanhur         Lawer Beni Suef            Beni Suef        Upper Cairo                    Cairo            Middle Dakahlia              Mansoura          Lawer Damietta              Damietta         Lawer Faiyum                  Faiyum           Upper Gharbia                Tanta            Lawer Giza                      Giza             Upper Ismailia              Ismailia         Canal Kafr el-Sheikh  Kafr el-Sheikh   Lawer Luxor                    Luxor            Upper Governorate                                    Caipital                     Location Matruh                  Mersa Matruh             Wastren Minya                    Minya        Upper Monufia                Shibin el-Kom            Lawer New Valley          Kharga Oasis             Wastren North Sinai        Arish                    Sinai Port Said            Port Said                Canal Qalyubia              Banha                    Lawer Qena                      Qena                     Upper Red Sea                Hurghada                 Eastren Sharqia                Zagazig                  Upper Sohag                    Sohag                    Upper Sooth Sinai        el-Tor                   Sinai Suez                      Suez                     Canal

References

 Freemit airtins 
Govrenment
 Egyp's Govrenment Services Portal  (Arabic, Inglis)
 Egyp Information Portal (Arabic, Inglis)
 Egyp Information and Decision Support Center (Arabic, Inglis)
 Egyp State Information Services (Arabic, Inglis, French)
 Chief o State an Cabinet Members 
 Egyptian Tourist Authority 


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Category:Member states o the African Union
Category:Member states o the Arab League
Category:Member states o the Organisation o the Islamic Conference
Category:States an territories established in 1922
Category:Member states o the Unitit Naitions