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Encyclopedia > Al Uqsur Governorate
Map of Egypt showing Luxor governorate.

Al Uqsur (Arabic: الأقصر ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the south of the country along the Nile. Its capital is Luxor. It is the newest governorate, and is a small piece carved out of the Qina Governorate. 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... The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is the longest river on Earth. ... The River Nile at Luxor Pharaonic statue in Luxor Temple Hot-air ballooning in Luxor Luxor (Arabic: الأقصر ) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of the Al Uqsur governorate, population approximately 200,000. ... Qina (Arabic: قنا ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ...

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Ad Daqahliyah • Al Bahr al Ahmar • Al Buhayrah • Al Fayyum • Al Gharbiyah • Al Iskandariyah • Al Isma'iliyah • Al Jizah • Al Minufiyah • Al Minya • Al Qahirah • Al Qalyubiyah • Al Uqsur • Al Wadi al Jadid • Ash Sharqiyah • As Suways • Aswan • Asyut • Bani Suwayf • Bur Sa'id • Dimyat • Janub Sina' • Kafr ash Shaykh • Matruh • Qina • Shamal Sina' • Suhaj
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... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Ad Daqahliyah is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. ... Al Bahr al Ahmar0 is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Buhayrah (Arabic: البحيره ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Fayyum (Arabic: ألفيوم ) is one of the governorates of Egypt located in the centre of the country. ... Al-Gharbiyah (Arabic: الغربية) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) (Arabic: الإسكندرية) is one of the governorates of Egypt, located in the north of the country, lying directly on the Mediterranean Sea which makes it one of the most important harbours in Egypt. ... Al Ismailiyah (Arabic: الإسماعيليه ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Jizah (Arabic: الجيزة) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt ... Al Minya (Arabic: محافظة المنيا ) (also AL-Minia) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. ... Al Qahirah (Arabic: القاهرة) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Qalyubiyah (Arabic: ألقليوبيه ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Al Wadi al Jadid (Arabic: الوادى الجديد ) (English: New Vally) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Ash Sharqiyah (Arabic: , Eastern Governorate) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Aswan (Arabic: أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Asyut (Arabic: اسيوط ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt | Cities in Egypt ... Bur Said (Arabic: محافظة بور سعيد ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Janub Sina is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Kafr ash Shaykh (Arabic: كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt ... Qina (Arabic: قنا ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Shamal Sina is one of the governorates of Egypt. ... Suhaj or Sohag (Arabic: سوهاج) is one of the governorates of Egypt. ...



 
 

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