Al Sharqia Governorate
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| Al Sharqia Governorate | ||
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| Governorate | ||
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.svg) Al Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt |
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| Country |  Egypt |
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| Seat | Zagazig (capital) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 6,327,562 | |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
- "Al Sharqia" redirects here. For other uses, see Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation).
Al Sharqia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الشرقية aš-Šarqiyyah , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈʔejjæ], peasant pronunciation: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈɡejje]; English: Eastern Governorate or "Eastern Province") is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
Cities
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1996 | 4,281,068 | — |
| 2006 | 5,354,041 | +25.1% |
| 2014E | 6,327,562 | +18.2% |
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- Abu Hammad
- Abu Kabeer
- Bilbeis
- Diarb Negm
- Faqous
- Hihya
- Kafr Abaza
- Kafr Saqr
- Minya Al Qamh
- al-salhia
- Al Qurayn
- Al Ibrahimiah
- El Asher City
- Zagazig
Notable people
- Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt
- Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Presidential Candidate for Egyptian presidential election, 2012
- Abaza Family, the largest family in Sharqia and Egypt's largest Circassian minority and house of nobility. [3][4] and as "deeply rooted in Egyptian society and… in the history of the country."[5] Many villages, streets, and at least one city square are named after members of this dynasty, which still retains millions of hectares of land holdings in the province. The province was governed by Governor Wagih Abaza for 20 years before he was given Beheira and later Cairo. [4] The family has controlled certain parliamentary seats in the area for the last 70 years.[6][7][8]
- Khater family, Decedents of Al Khater family in Egypt
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranists deviant sect
- Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor
- Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist
- Yusuf Abu Rayya, award-winning novelist
- Magdi Yacoub, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute
- Sama El Masry, actress, belly dancer, and activist
- Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian vernacular poet
- Rushdy Abaza, actor
- Fekry Pasha Abaza, journalist and political activist
Ahmed 'Urabi , the leader of 1881 revolution
References
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- ↑ http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Templates/Articles/tmpArticles.aspx?ArtID=9#.U-8Lup_7HGI
- ↑ http://www.albawabhnews.com/482311#.UzL6117RRaw.facebook
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/1998/9/28/%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%94%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%94%D9%85-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B7-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%94%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%94%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B0%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9.html
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Ahmed Orabi the Egyptian leader during the British occupation
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