Monufia Governorate (Arabic: المنوفية ) is one of the principal governorates of Egypt. It is in the north of the country (south of Gharbiyah and north of Cairo ) and its capital is Shibin el-Kom. The main towns are Quesna, Tala, Bagour, Menouf, Ashmoun and Sers el-Lyan. It is an agricultural governorate. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... 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... Shibin el-Kom (Arabic: شبÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ ) is a city in northern Egypt. ... Tala may refer to: Samoan tala, the monetary unit of Samoa. ...
This governorate is known particularly for being the birthplace of two Egyptian presidents: Anwar Sadat (1918-1981, born in Mit Abul Kom) and Hosni Mubarak (1928- , born in Kafr-El Meselha). Muhammad Anwar Al-Sadat (Ù ØÙ د Ø£ÙÙØ±Ø§Ùسادات in Arabic) (December 25, 1918 â October 6, 1981) was an Egyptian politician and served as the third President of Egypt from September 28, 1970 until his assassination on October 6, 1981. ... Muhammad Hosni Said Mubarak (Arabic: Ù ØÙ د ØØ³ÙÙ Ø³ÙØ¯ ٠بار٠Muḥammad ḤusnÄ« MubÄrak), commonly known as Hosni Mubarak (Arabic: ØØ³Ù٠٠بار٠ḤusnÄ« MubÄrak), has been the President of Egypt since 14 October 1981. ...