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Guide to '''Egypt ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Guide to '''Egypt ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
==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.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
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.
The official language is [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]], with Egyptian Arabic being the most widely spoken dialect.




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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[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]

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Governorates (Muhafazah)[edit | edit source]

There are 27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah).

  1. Matruh (Matrouh)
  2. Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria)
  3. Al Buhayrah (Beheira)
  4. Kafr ash Shaykh (Kafr el-Sheikh)
  5. Ad Daqahliyah (Dakahlia)
  6. Dumyat (Damietta)
  7. Bur Sa'id (Port Said)
  8. Sina' (North Sinai)
  9. Al Gharbiyah (Gharbia)
  10. Al Minufiyah (Monufia)
  11. Al Qalyubiyah (Qalyubia)
  12. Ash Sharqiyah (Al Sharqia)
  13. Shamal (Ismailia)
  14. Al Jizah (Giza)
  15. Al Fayyum (Faiyum)
  16. Al Qahirah (Cairo)
  17. As Suways (Suez)
  18. Janub Sina' (South Sinai)
  19. Bani Suwayf (Beni Suef)
  20. Al Minya (Minya)
  21. Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley)
  22. Asyut
  23. Al Bahr al Ahfullmar (Red Sea)
  24. Suhaj (Sohag)
  25. Qina (Qena)
  26. Luxor
  27. Aswan

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egypt," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt, accessed 2 May 2016.
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