Al Buhayrah (Arabic: البحيره ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Damanhur. the distance from Cairo (Attaba) to Al Buhayrah is 135 km. Arabic (; , less formally, ) 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... This article is about Damanhur the town, For the Italian spiritual community see Federation of Damanhur Damanhur , is a town of Lower Egypt, and the capital of al-Buhayrah (Beheira or Behera) governorate. ...
It is also one of the largest governates in Egypt.