| Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate | |||
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| — Governorate of Egypt — | |||
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| Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate on the map of Egypt | |||
| Country | Egypt | ||
| Seat | Kafr el-Sheikh (capital) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,437 km2 (1,327 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 2,618,111 | ||
| • Density | 761.7/km2 (1,972.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كفر الشيخ Muḥāfaẓat Kafr aš Šayḫ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.
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Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, which was once part of the Gharbia Governorate, was created in 1949. It was originally named Fuadiyah in honor of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr el-Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".[1]
The region occupied today by the Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate has been well-known since the Ancient Egyptian period. The capital of Lower Egypt, called "Puto", is located today at Tel el-Faraain (the hill of the Pharaohs), near Desouk.
Lake Burullus is located in the north of the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate.
The governorate comprises 11 cities:
Industries include cotton-processing factories, rice and fishing.
Kafr el-Sheikh University comprises faculties for Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Arts, Physical Education, Science, Education, and Special Education.
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