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Governorates of Egypt



         


Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah):

  1. Ad Daqahliyah
  2. Al Bahr al Ahmar
  3. Al Buhayrah
  4. Al Fayyum
  5. Al Gharbiyah
  6. Al Iskandariyah
  7. Al Isma'iliyah
  8. Al Jizah
  9. Al Minufiyah
  10. Al Minya
  11. Al Qahirah
  12. Al Qalyubiyah
  13. Al Wadi al Jadid
  14. Ash Sharqiyah
  15. As Suways
  16. Aswan
  17. Asyut
  18. Bani Suwayf
  19. Bur Sa'id
  20. Dumyat
  21. Janub Sina'
  22. Kafr ash Shaykh
  23. Matruh
  24. Qina
  25. Shamal Sina'
  26. Suhaj

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

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