Sharqia Governorate

Sharqia Governorate
Governorate
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Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 30°42′N 31°38′E / 30.7°N 31.63°E / 30.7; 31.63
Country	Egypt
Seat	Zagazig (capital)
Area
• Total	4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population  (December 2018)
• Total	8,017,894[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Website	www.sharkia.gov.eg

Sharqia Governorate is a governorate in Egypt. The capital city is Zagazig.

Cities

The following cities are in Sharqia Governorate:

• 10th of Ramadan
• Abu Hammad
• Abu Kebir
• Awlad Saqr
• Bilbeis
• Diyarb Negm
• El Husseiniya
• El Ibrahimiya
• El Qurein
• Faqous
• Hihya
• Kafr Saqr
• Mashtool El Souk
• Minya El Qamh
• El Salheya El Gedida

Notable people

Some notable people who were born, or lived, in Sharqia are:

• Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt
• Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt
• Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranist movement
• Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor
• Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist
• Ahmed 'Urabi, the leader of the 1881 nationalist uprising against the British
• Hamada Helal, Egyptian singer
• Emad Moteab, Egptian footballer

References