Suez ( ) is one of the

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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country and is coterminous with the city of

Suez Suez (, , , ) is a Port#Seaport, seaport city with a population of about 800,000 in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It is the capital and largest c ...

. It is situated north of the Gulf of Suez. The Suez Governorate is one of the most urbanized regions in Egypt, alongside

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. The governorate hosts several industrial zones, including zones for light and heavy industries, as well as new urban community industrial zones. A notable development is the agreement between

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in mid-2018 for the establishment of a Russian Industrial Zone within the governorate. Suez is also home to five significant ports: Ain Sokhna port, Suez port, Adabeya port, petrol basin port, and El-Atka fishing port. These ports play a role in the governorate's economy, which is bolstered by natural resources such as limestone, clay, coal, petroleum, marble, and lime. The region's chief export is papayas. Tourism is an important sector in Suez Governorate, with attractions like Ain Sokhna, known for its recreational and medical facilities, Moses' springs, and Judaic Hill at El-Khoor. Additionally, the Suez Public Free Zone, established in 1975, further enhances the economic landscape, being divided between Suez Port and Adabeya.

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of January 2023 of 788,421.

Population

According to population estimates, in 2015 all 622,859 residents of the governorate lived in urban areas. With an

urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from Rural area, rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. ...

rate of 100% the Suez Governorate is one of the most urbanized in the country, along with

and

Industrial zones

According to the Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the following industrial zones are located in Suez: In mid-2018 an agreement was made between Russia and Egypt for the development of a Russian Industrial Zone.

Ports

There are five ports in the Suez Governorate; namely Ain Sokhna port, Suez port, Adabeya port, petrol basin port, and El-Atka fishing port.

Natural resources

Natural resources in the Suez Governorate include

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, ). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impuriti ...

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal i ...

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring un ...

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

, and lime.

Exports

The chief exports of Suez are papayas.

Tourist attractions

* Ain Sokhna, a well known recreational and medical destination. *Moses' springs *Judaic Hill at El-Khoor

Public Free Zone

In 1975, the Suez Public Free Zone was established. It is divided between two main locations: Suez Port and Adabeya.

References

External links

عدد سكـــــــــــان المحافظات الآن

Official websiteMinistry of Trade and Industry Free Zones site

El Wattan News of Suez Governorate
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