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Encyclopedia > Ad Daqahliyah Governorate
Map of Egypt showing Ad Daqahliyah governorate

Ad Daqahliyah (Arabic: الدقهليه ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is about 6,000 km² and it has a population of about 5 million. The capital of Ad Daqahliyah is al-Mansurah and the other major towns are Mit Ghamr, Bilqas, and Manzalah. This province is famous for producing some of the most acclaimed Egyptians in the fields of science, engineering, medicine and the arts. The nephrology and kidney center of Mansurah is considered the best kidney center in Africa. The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa... Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: , translated the... Al Mansurah (Arabic المنصورة) is considered to be Egypts third largest city after Cairo, and Alexandria . ... Mit Ghamr (Arabic: ميت غمر) is an Egyptian center for producing aluminium accounting for more than 70% of total egyptian production. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ... Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...


Governors of Ad Daqahliyah :

  • Ismail Farid : (Sept. 1960 - Oct. 1965 )
  • Abd Fattah Fouad : (Oct. 1965 - Oct. 1966 )
  • Abd Fattah Aly Ahmed : (Feb. 1967 - Oct. 1971 )
  • Abd El-Megeed Shedid : (Oct.1971 - Sept. 1972)
  • Mohamed Ibrahim Dakrory : (Sept. 1972 - Feb. 1975 )
  • Mohamed Aly Rasheed : (Feb. 1975 - May 1977 )
  • Mohamed Abd El-Gany Mahmoud : (May 1977 - Dec. 1977 )
  • Tawfeek Hamed Karara : (Dec. 1977 - Oct. 1978 )
  • Saad Mohamed El-Sherbiny : (Nov. 1978 - May 1980)
  • Tawfeek Hamed Karara , 2nd time : (May. 1980 - Feb. 1984 )
  • Saad Mohamed El-Sherbiny , 2nd time : (Feb. 1984 - Apr. 1989)
  • Mohamed Hussim Madyan : (Apr. 1989 - Mar. 1991 )
  • Mustafa Kamel : ( Mar. 1991 - Apr. 1993 )
  • Ibrahim Hassan El- Sheek : (Apr. 1993 - Jan. 1996 )
  • Faker El-Din Khalid Abdo : (Jan. 1996 - Oct.1999 )
  • Mohamed Mustafa El-Shenawy : (Oct.1999 - Jul.2001 )
  • Ahmed Said Sawwan : (Jul. 2001 - current ).


 
 

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