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What are the Governorates of Egypt?

Egypt is divided into 27 governorates (muhafazat), each led by a governor appointed by the president.

  • Some cover a single large city, such as Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said and Suez.
  • Others stretch along the Nile Valley and Delta, or cover huge desert areas like Matrouh and New Valley.
  • The system has its roots in provinces set up by Muhammad Ali in the early 19th century to manage farming and taxes.
  • Luxor became a governorate in 2009.
  • Helwan and 6th of October, created in 2008, were merged back into Cairo and Giza in 2011.

Current quiz contains 27 governorates: 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, As Suways, Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa`id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matrouh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj.