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Encyclopedia > Al Gharbiyah Governorate

Map of Egypt showing Al Gharbiyah governorate.

Al-Gharbiyah (Arabic: الغربية) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north of the country, south of Kafr ash Shaykh Governorate, and north of Al Minufiyah. Its capital is Tanta, which is 90 km from Cairo, and 120 km from Alexandria. The largest city in al-Gharbiyah is El-Mahalla El-Kubra. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), 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... Kafr ash Shaykh (Arabic: كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt ... Tanta (Arabic: طنطا ) is a city of Egypt, capital of the Al Gharbiyah governorate on the Nile Delta, and at an estimated 335,000 inhabitants, considered the capital of the Delta. ... Cairo Minarets Cairo (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: , transl. ... For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... El-Mahalla El-Kubra is one of the most important cities in Egypt, famous for its textile industry and located in the middle of a delta. ...


The total area of al-Gharbiyah governorate is 25,400 km², making it the tenth largest governorate of Egypt. Its population is 3,790,670 (2001). 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


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