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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.
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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
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.