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Guide to '''Egypt ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
==Information== | |||
Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of [[Africa|Africa]] and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea, [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and [[Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]] to the east, [[Libya Genealogy|Libya]] to the west, and [[Sudan Genealogy|Sudan]] to the south. Since the dynastic leadership of the pharaohs in its early history, Egypt has experienced several [[Egypt Colonial Records|colonial influences]], notably from the [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman Empire]], the [[France Genealogy|French]], and the [[England Genealogy|British]] before gaining its independence in 1956.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt, accessed 2 May 2016.</ref> | |||
The official language is [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]], with Egyptian Arabic being the most widely spoken dialect. | |||
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==Egypt Map== | |||
[[File:Egypt governates.png|500px]] | |||
''''' | == Governorates (''Muhafazah'') == | ||
There are 27 governorates (''muhafazat'', singular - ''muhafazah''). | |||
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<li>[[Matruh, Egypt Genealogy|Matruh]] (Matrouh)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Iskandariyah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Iskandariyah]] (Alexandria)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Buhayrah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Buhayrah]] (Beheira)</li> | |||
<li>[[Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt Genealogy|Kafr ash Shaykh]] (Kafr el-Sheikh)</li> | |||
<li>[[Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt Genealogy|Ad Daqahliyah]] (Dakahlia)</li> | |||
[ | <li>[[Dumyat, Egypt Genealogy|Dumyat]] (Damietta)</li> | ||
<li>[[Bur Sa'id, Egypt Genealogy|Bur Sa'id]] (Port Said)</li> | |||
[ | <li>[[Sina', Egypt Genealogy|Sina']] (North Sinai)</li> | ||
<li>[[Al Gharbiyah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Gharbiyah]] (Gharbia)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Minufiyah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Minufiyah]] (Monufia)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Qalyubiyah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Qalyubiyah]] (Qalyubia)</li> | |||
<li>[[Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt Genealogy|Ash Sharqiyah]] (Al Sharqia)</li> | |||
<li>[[Shamal, Egypt Genealogy|Shamal]] (Ismailia)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Jizah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Jizah]] (Giza)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Fayyum, Egypt Genealogy|Al Fayyum]] (Faiyum)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Qahirah, Egypt Genealogy|Al Qahirah]] (Cairo)</li> | |||
<li>[[As Suways, Egypt Genealogy|As Suways]] (Suez)</li> | |||
<li>[[Janub Sina', Egypt Genealogy|Janub Sina']] (South Sinai)</li> | |||
<li>[[Bani Suwayf, Egypt Genealogy|Bani Suwayf]] (Beni Suef)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Minya, Egypt Genealogy|Al Minya]] (Minya)</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt Genealogy|Al Wadi al Jadid]] (New Valley)</li> | |||
<li>[[Asyut, Egypt Genealogy|Asyut]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt Genealogy|Al Bahr al Ahfullmar]] (Red Sea)</li> | |||
<li>[[Suhaj, Egypt Genealogy|Suhaj]] (Sohag)</li> | |||
<li>[[Qina, Egypt Genealogy|Qina]] (Qena)</li> | |||
<li>Luxor</li> | |||
<li>[[Aswan, Egypt Genealogy|Aswan]]</li> | |||
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==References== | |||
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In other languages: العربيةGuide to Egypt ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea, Israel, and Palestine to the east, Libya to the west, and Sudan to the south. Since the dynastic leadership of the pharaohs in its early history, Egypt has experienced several colonial influences, notably from the Ottoman Empire, the French, and the British before gaining its independence in 1956.[1]
The official language is Arabic, with Egyptian Arabic being the most widely spoken dialect.
Egypt Map[edit | edit source]
Governorates (Muhafazah)[edit | edit source]
There are 27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah).
- Matruh (Matrouh)
- Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria)
- Al Buhayrah (Beheira)
- Kafr ash Shaykh (Kafr el-Sheikh)
- Ad Daqahliyah (Dakahlia)
- Dumyat (Damietta)
- Bur Sa'id (Port Said)
- Sina' (North Sinai)
- Al Gharbiyah (Gharbia)
- Al Minufiyah (Monufia)
- Al Qalyubiyah (Qalyubia)
- Ash Sharqiyah (Al Sharqia)
- Shamal (Ismailia)
- Al Jizah (Giza)
- Al Fayyum (Faiyum)
- Al Qahirah (Cairo)
- As Suways (Suez)
- Janub Sina' (South Sinai)
- Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef)
- Al Minya (Minya)
- Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley)
- Asyut
- Al Bahr al Ahfullmar (Red Sea)
- Suhaj (Sohag)
- Qina (Qena)
- Luxor
- Aswan
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt, accessed 2 May 2016.