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| Kafr esch-Sheikh Governorate محافظة كفر الشيخ | |
| Capital | Kafr esch-Sheikh |
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| Residents | 3.362.185 (2017) |
| surface | 3,467 km² |
| Post Code | 33xxx |
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| prefix | 20 (0)47 |
| no area code on Wikidata: | |
| website | www.kafrelsheikh.gov.eg |
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The egyptian Governorate Kafr esch-Sheikh (Arabic:محافظة كفر الشيخ) Is in the north Nile Delta. It borders on that in the north Mediterranean Sea, in the east to the governorate ed-Daqahlīya, in the south to the governorate el-Gharbīya and in the west to the governorate el-Buḥeira. The administrative center is Kafr esch-Sheikh.
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- 1 Kafr esch-Sheikh - Capital of the governorate.
Other goals
- 1 Sacha, the ancient Xois - Village with the Church of St. Virgin Mary.
- 2 Tell el-Farāʿīn (Buto) - archaeological site.
- 3 Balṭīm (Arabic:بلطيم) - City on the northeastern edge of the Burullus lake. 5 kilometers north is the holiday home area Malungyaf Bal 5īm, Arabic:مصيف بلطيم, At the Mediterranean coast. This is the northernmost point of Egypt.
- 4 Burullus lake (Arabic:بحيرة البرلس, Buḥeirat al-Burullus) - brackish lake west of Rashid.
- 5 Disūq (also Dasuq, Arabic:دسوق) - Small town on the east bank of the Rosetta arm of the Nile, 23 kilometers northeast of Damanhūr and 29 kilometers west of Kafr esch-Sheikh. Here Ibrāhīm ed-Disūqī was born. The imam and Sufi saint founded the Sufi Disūqī order. There is a large mosque named after him in the city. Twice a year, at the end of April / beginning of May and in October, a mulid is celebrated in his honor, in which around a million visitors take part.
- 6 Fuwwa arabic:فوة) - City on the north, right bank of the Rosetta arm of the Nile with 64,290 inhabitants (2006). There are several historical mosques in the city. Every year, at the end of October / beginning of November, the saint's festival of Abū el-Mukārim is celebrated in the area of his tomb mosque.
background
The governorate was not established until 1952, the area previously belonged to the governement el-Gharbīya.[1]
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The governorate national day is celebrated on November 4th. On November 4, 1956, the battle of el-Burullus took place between the Egyptian-Syrian naval forces under Galāl ed-Dīn ed-Disūqī and the British-French naval forces. The victory is considered to be the most significant in the history of the Egyptian naval forces. The battle was a result of the occupation of the Suez Canal by French and British armed forces after its nationalization on July 26, 1956. On November 7, 1956, the French and British were asked to an armistice by the United Nations.
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Individual evidence
- ↑: Administrative subdivisions of countries: a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. Jefferson, NC [et al.]: McFarland, 1999, ISBN 978-0786407293 , P. 114.
