Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
Encyclopedia
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates
of Egypt
. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile
in the Nile Delta
. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh
.
Fuad I of Egypt
. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr el-Sheikh
. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".
The region occupied today by the Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate has been well-known since the Ancient Egypt
ian period. The capital of Lower Egypt
, called "Puto", is located today at Tel el-Faraain (the hill of the Pharaohs), near Desouk.
is located in the north of the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate.
The governorate comprises 11 cities:
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Governorates of Egypt
Egypt is divided for administrative purposes into 27 governorates . Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion...
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
in the Nile Delta
Nile Delta
The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich...
. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh
Kafr el-Sheikh
Kafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.-Factories:...
.
History
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, which was once part of the Gharbia Governorate, was created in 1949. It was originally named Fuadiyah in honor of KingKing of Egypt
King of Egypt was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951. When the United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt on 28 February 1922, Egypt's Sultan Fouad I issued a decree on 15 March 1922 whereby he adopted the title of King of Egypt...
Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Hussein Kamel...
. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr el-Sheikh
Kafr el-Sheikh
Kafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.-Factories:...
. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".
The region occupied today by the Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate has been well-known since the Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian period. The capital of Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt is the northern-most section of Egypt. It refers to the fertile Nile Delta region, which stretches from the area between El-Aiyat and Zawyet Dahshur, south of modern-day Cairo, and the Mediterranean Sea....
, called "Puto", is located today at Tel el-Faraain (the hill of the Pharaohs), near Desouk.
Geography
Lake BurullusLake Burullus
Lake Burullus is a brackish water lake in the Nile Delta in Egypt. It is located in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate east of Rosetta, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the north and agricultural land to the south.-Hydrology:...
is located in the north of the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate.
The governorate comprises 11 cities:
- Al HamoolAl HamoolAl Hamool or الحامول in Arabic is a city in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, in the north of Egypt.-External links:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51438394081 BY حمدى أبوزيد...
- BaltimBaltimBaltim or Balteem is a resort in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, in the north of Egypt....
- Baltim Resort city
- Beila
- Desouk
- Fuwa
- Kafr el-SheikhKafr el-SheikhKafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.-Factories:...
- MetoubesMetoubesMetoubes is town in the northern Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate of Egypt....
- Qallin
- Riyadh
- Sidi Salem
Education
Kafr el-Sheikh University comprises faculties for Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Arts, Physical Education, Science, Education, and Special Education.Government
- Official Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate website
- Official Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate trade point website
- UNDP Kafr ash Shaykh Human Development Index Indicator's page
Local portals and guides
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