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Guide to Egypt ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Egypt is a country in Africa bordered by Israel, Sudan, and Libya. It was formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain. The official language is Arabic.^[1]

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Governorates (Muhafazah)

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

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

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

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+== Governorates (''Muhafazah'') ==
+There are 27 governorates (''muhafazat'', singular - ''muhafazah'').
+{|
+|-
+<ol class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px; width: 500px; padding-left:10px;">
+    <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>
+</ol>
+|}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Egypt]]