Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal

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. Located in the northern part of the country in the

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, its capital is

Damanhur Damanhur ( ar, دمنهور ', ; Egyptian: ''Dmỉ-n-Ḥr.w''; cop, ⲡϯⲙⲓⲛ̀ϩⲱⲣ '; ; grc, Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μικρά ') is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Ca ...

Overview

Beheira Governorate enjoys an important strategical place, west of the

Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The ...

branch of the

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. It comprises four important highways, namely the

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desert road, the

agricultural road, the international road, and the circular road. Beheira Governorate is also home to a number of the most important Coptic monasteries in

Wadi El Natrun Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt d ...

(Scetes). Beheira consists of 13 centers and 14 cities, and contains important industries such as cotton, chemicals, carpets, electricity, and fishing. The governorate has a noteworthy number of archaeological sites, including at Abu El Matamir, Abu Hummus, Damanhour, Rosetta (Rashid), and Kafr El Dawwar. Coins, lamps, animal bones, and pottery from Roman and later Eastern Roman (Byzantine) eras are some of the archaeological finds discovered at Kom El Giza, and Kom El Hamam in Beheira. In 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi appointed the first female governor in the country's history,

Nadia Ahmed Abdou Nadia Ahmed Abdou is the current governor of Baheira Governorate, Egypt and she is the first female governor in Egypt. She was born in Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια ...

, for Beheira Governorate. The rate of poverty in the governate is more than 60%, however, some social safety networks have been provided recently in the form of financial assistance, and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by Egypt's

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and with assistance from international organisations.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 6,200,137. In some instances there is a markaz and a kism with the same name.

Population

According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 19.5%. Out of an estimated 5,804,262 people residing in the governorate, 4,674,346 people lived in rural areas as opposed to only 1,129,916 in urban areas.

Cities and towns

* Abu Hummus * Abu El Matamir *

* Edku *

El Delengat El Delengat ( ar, الدلنجات) is a city in Beheira Governorate in Egypt Geography El Delengat is about 21 kilometers south of Damanhour the governorate's capital. It is bordered to the south by the Tahrir region, to the east by Kom Hamada ...

El Mahmoudiyah El Mahmoudia ( ar, المحمودية, ) is an Egyptian city on the connection point between the Nile and Mahmoudiyah canal. It's a city with a history despite its modernity. It was one of the most important trade ports on the Nile River. Trading ...

* El Rahmaniya * Itay El Barud * Hosh Issa * Kafr El Dawwar * Koum Hamada *

* Shubrakhit *

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Notable people

* Karim Hafez, footballer * Rehab Elgamal, Actress * Ahmed Elgamal, Music Composer

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate: * Natron Valley * Boseili Desert * (New urban community industrial zone) Nubaria * Edco

Projects and programs

In 1981, the ''Basic Village Service Program'' (BVS), under the auspices of USAID, had several water, road, and other projects, going on in several markazes in Beheira Governorate. In 2018 the governorate council discussed a campaign of

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and animal control to avert the spread of preventable diseases.

References

External links

El Watan News of Beheira Governorate
{{Authority control Governorates of Egypt