Alexandria Governorate

Alexandria Governorate
محافظة الإسكندرية
Muḥāfaẓat al-Iskandarīyah
Governorate
Flag of Alexandria Governorate
Flag
Official logo of Alexandria Governorate
Emblem
Alexandria Governorate on the map of Egypt
Alexandria Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country Egypt
SeatAlexandria (capital)
Government
 • GovernorEng. Ayman Mohammed Ibrahim Ahmed Ateyya[1]
Area
 • Total2,818 km2 (1,088 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2024)[2]
 • Total5,599,387
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • TotalEGP 566 billion
(US$ 36 billion)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EGY)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
National DayJuly 26 (Departure of King Farouk)
HDI (2021)0.780[4]high · 3rd
Websitewww.alexandria.gov.eg

Alexandria Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الإسكندرية Muḥāfẓet El Eskenderiya) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The city of Alexandria was historically the capital of Egypt. Later Fustat was built, and this became Cairo. Today, the governorate is considered to be second in importance to the Cairo Governorate. It is on the northern coast of Egypt, lying on the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the most important harbours in Egypt.

Subdivisions

The governorate is divided into several municipal divisions:

Subdivisions of Alexandria Governorate
Number Anglicised name Native name Egyptian Arabic transliteration Population

(January 2023 Est.)
1 Alexandria Port Police Dept. ادارة شرطه ميناء الإسكندرية Edaret Shortet Mīna Eskenderiyyah 0
2 El Dekhela الدخيله El-Dekheilah 502,094
3 1st El Amreya قسم أول العامريه Esm Awwal El-ʻamreyyah 504,562
4 2nd El Amreya قسم تانى العامريه Esm Tani El-ʻamriyyah 295,528
5 El Atareen العطارين El-ʻattārīn 39,159
6 El Gomrok الجمرك El-Gomrok 98,055
7 El Labban اللبان El-Labbān 43,578
8 El Manshiyya المنشيه El-Mansheyyah 24,903
9 1st El Montaza قسم أول المنتزه Esm Awwal El-Montazah 1,109,010
10 2nd El Montaza قسم تانى المنتزه Esm Tāni El-Montazah 575,067
11 1st El Raml قسم أول الرمل Esm Awwal Er-Raml 1 294,477
12 2nd El Raml قسم تانى الرمل Esm Tani El-Raml 2 669,233
13 North Coast الساحل الشمالى El-Sāḥel El-Shamāli 2,963
14 Bab Shar' باب شرق Bāb Shar' 240,760
15 Borg El Arab برج العرب Borg el-ʻarab 92,175
16 Karmouz كرموز Karmūz 110,533
17 New Borg El Arab City برج العرب الجديده Borg el-ʻarab el-Gedīdah 43,921
18 Mina El Basal مينا البصل Mīna el-Basal 268,252
19 Moharam Bek محرم بك Mḥarram Beh 297,318
20 Sidi Gaber سيدى جابر Sīdi Gāber 267,152

Tourism

Alexandria has a diverse history. It was occupied by several cultures through the years. Alexandria has many historic sites and several monuments.

Monuments

Gardens

  • Al Montaza Gardens
  • Al Shallalat Gardens
  • Antoniadis Garden
  • El-Nozha Garden
  • International Park of Alexandria

Education

Alexandria Governorate follows the Egyptian Educational System in its public schools and universities.

Most important educational institutes

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina (on the site of the Library of Alexandria)
  • Alexandria University
  • Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport
  • Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology in New Borg El Arab city.
  • The city of scientific research and Technological Applications
  • Pharos University

Sports

Alexandria governorate most common sport is football and has three main stadiums which are:

Transportation

Ports

  • Alexandria Port
  • Al Dekheila Port. (The second largest port in Alexandria Governorate after Alexandria Port).
  • Abu Qir Port
  • Eastern Port. (One of the oldest ports in the world, built in 2000 B.C in Racoda village).

Railroads

  • Alexandria Tram
  • Alexandria Railways

Airports

Alexandria Governorate has two international airports:

  • Borg El Arab Airport

Telephone services

Governorate telephone code

  • National: 03
  • International: +203

References

  1. Abu-Zeid, Khaled, Alaa Yasseen, Peter Van Der Steen, Phillip Sharp, and Mohamed ElRawady. "Integrated Urban Water Management." Alexandria 2030 (2011): 59. Managing Water for the City of the Future. Switch. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Web. 4 Dec. 2015. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "About AU: History." Alexandria University. Alexandria University, 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160110094656/http://www.alexu.edu.eg/index.php/en/about-au/auhistory%3E.
  3. "About the BA: Overview." Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Web. 7 Dec. 2015. <http://www.bibalex.org/en/Page/overview>.
  4. "Alexandria." Alexandria Portal. Ministry of State For Administrative Development. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/alex/english/index.aspx>.
  5. "Egypt Embassies & Consulates." Egypt. Embassy Pages, 28 Nov. 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.embassypages.com/egypt>.
  6. Khalifa, Alaa. "The City of Alexandria in Egypt - Information & Location of Alexandria." The City of Alexandria in Egypt - Information & Location of Alexandria
  7. Official portal for Alexandria governorate <http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/MainHome.aspx Archived 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine>
  1. ↑ "Alexandria Governor".
  2. ↑ "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭﻯ ﻟﻸﻗﺳــﺎﻡ ﻓﻰ 2023/ 1 / 1" [Estimated population of the departments on 1/1/2023] (PDF) (in Arabic). الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "GDP BY GOVERNORATE", mped.gov.eg
  4. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.

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