Sharqia Governorate
Sharqia Governorate is a governorate in Egypt. The capital city is Zagazig.
Cities
The following cities are in Sharqia Governorate:
10th of Ramadan
Abu Hammad
Abu Kebir
Awlad Saqr
Bilbeis
Diyarb Negm
El Husseiniya
El Ibrahimiya
El Qurein
Faqous
Hihya
Kafr Saqr
Mashtool El Souk
Minya El Qamh
El Salheya El Gedida
Notable people
Some notable people who were born, or lived, in Sharqia are:
Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt
Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt
Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranist movement
Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor
Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist
Ahmed 'Urabi, the leader of the 1881 nationalist uprising against the British
Hamada Helal, Egyptian singer
Emad Moteab, Egptian footballer
References
Governorates of Egypt