Beheira Governorate

Beheira Governorate
—  Governorate of Egypt  —
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Beheira Governorate on the map of Egypt
Country	Egypt
Seat	Damanhur (capital)
Area
- Total	10,130 km2 (3,911.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	4,737,129
- Density	467.6/km2 (1,211.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

Beheira Governorate (Arabic: ‏محافظة البحيرة‎ Muḥāfaẓat al Buḥaira) is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur.

Overview

Beheira governorate enjoys an important strategical place, west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile. It comprises four important highways, namely the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, the Cairo agricultural road, the international road and the circular road. Beheira governorate is also home to a number of the most important Coptic monasteries in Wadi El Natrun (Scetes).

Beheira consists of 13 centres and 14 cities, and contains important industries such as cotton, chemicals, carpets, electricity and fishing.

Cities

• Abu Hummus
• Abul Matamir
• Damanhur
• Edko
• El Delengat
• El Mahmoudiyah
• El Rahmaniyah
• Etay El Barud
• Hosh Issa
• Kafr el-Dawwar
• Kom Hamadah
• Nubariyah
• Rosetta
• Shubrakhit
• Wadi El Natrun