Al Sharqia Governorate

Al Sharqia Governorate
Governorate
Flag
Al Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 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 (2014)
• Total	6,327,562
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

"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
Year	Pop.	±%
1996	4,281,068	—
2006	5,354,041	+25.1%
2014E	6,327,562	+18.2%
sources:

• Abu Hammad
• Abu Kabeer
• Bilbeis
• Diarb Negm
• Faqous
• Hihya
• Kafr Abaza
• Kafr Saqr
• Minya Al Qamh
• al-salhia
• Al Qurayn
• Al Ibrahimiah
• Zagazig

Villages

• Al-Salhia
• Bahnabay
• Farsese

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, largest family in Sharqia
• 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
• Amr Diab, 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

References

Ahmed Orabi the Egyptian leader during the British occupation

External links

• Official website (Arabic)