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Giza Governorate
Giza Governorate ( ar, محافظة الجيزة ') is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza. It includes a stretch of the left bank of the Nile Valley around Giza, and acquired a large stretch of Egypt's Western Desert, including Bahariya Oasis when the 6th of October Governorate was merged into it on 14 April 2011. The Giza Governorate is also home to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Overview The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in the form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations. Municipal divisions The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 8,666,090. In the case of Giz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giza
Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 million as of 2021. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of central Cairo, and is a part of the Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than north of Memphis (''Men-nefer''), which was the capital city of the first unified Egyptian state from the days of the first pharaoh, Narmer. Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau, the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples. Giza has always been a focal point in Egypt's history due to its location close to Memphis, the ancient pharaonic capital of the Old K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Egypt
Egypt has a Centralisation, centralised system of local government officially called local administration as it is a branch of the Executive (government), Executive. The country is divided into twenty-seven governorates ( '; ; genitive case#Arabic, genitive case: ; plural: '), the top tier of local administration. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion. Governors have the civilian rank of minister and report directly to the Prime Minister of Egypt, prime minister, who chairs the Board of Governors ''(majlis al-muhafzin)'' and meets with them on a regular basis. The Ministry of Local Development, Minister of Local Development coordinates the governors and their governorate's budgets. Overview Egypt generally has four tiers of local administration units: governorates, cities, counties ''(marakiz)'', districts (subdivisions of cities) and villages (subdivisions of counties). There is a tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marakiz
Markaz ( ar, مركز, tr, merkez), or the equivalent term in Persian, is a second-level administrative division found in the Middle East. Examples include: * Markazes of Egypt, below Governorates of Egypt * Markaz in Saudi Arabia, below Governorates of Saudi Arabia * The capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ... of a province of Iran * A merkez is a district of Turkey (ilçe) that serves as the capital of a province. The word ''markaz'' ( ar, مركز), as a term, in Arabic means "center." Types of administrative division {{Semitic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbanization
Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas. Although the two concepts are sometimes used interchangeably, urbanization should be distinguished from urban growth. Urbanization refers to the ''proportion'' of the total national population living in areas classified as urban, whereas urban growth strictly refers to the ''absolute'' number of people living in those areas. It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. That is equivalent to approximately 3 billion urbanites by 2050, much of which will occur in Africa and Asia. Notably, the United Nations has also recently projected that nearly all gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Of October City
6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the city."To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand" article by Thanassis Cambanis in '''' August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010. It has a population ranging between some 185,000 in the city to an estimated 500,000 inhabitants in the wider area. 6th of October was the capital of the now defunct |
Kerdasa
Kerdasa ( ar, كرداسة, , ) is a markaz in Giza Governorate nearby Giza Plateau, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter .... It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. Kerdasa is a great place to find embroidered cotton, silk dresses (galabeyas) and other products. It is famous for trading fabrics nationwide, with traditional crafts, and handcrafted clothes and textiles, from dresses, galabiyas, etc., and is a popular destination for Egyptians before Arab and foreign tourists to purchase these products. Kerdasa town is one of the towns belonging to the Kerdasa Markaz in Giza Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt. According to statistics in 2006, the total population of Kerdasa was 69,317 peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbaba
Imbaba ( ar, إمبابة ', ) is a working-class neighbourhood in northern Giza, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate. The district is located in the historic upper Nile Delta, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Imbaba is the most densely populated city subdivision in the world. Imbaba is also the name of an adjacent administrative centre () in rural Giza Governorate, which has 18 villages in its jurisdiction. History For centuries Imbaba was the final destination for camels brought from as far as Sudan and the Horn of Africa, to be sold in the village's Friday market. The market still exists, but is no longer as important as it was up to the turn of the 20th Century due to increasing urbanisation. A map created by the General Authority for Physical Planning in 2012, shows details of areas within Imbaba which were unplanned, and that at the time, were considered unsafe. Imba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulaq
Boulaq ( ar, بولاق, Būlāq from "guard, customs post"), is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile. History The westward shift of the Nile, especially between 1050 and 1350, made land available on its eastern side. There the development of Bulaq began in the 15th century. In the 15th century, under sultan Barsbay Bulaq became the main port of Cairo. Bulaq is a dense indigenous district filled with small-scale workshops of industries such as the old printing press, metalworking and machine shops, which supported the early stages of building Cairo. It is populated with a mixed working class from all parts of Egypt, who migrated to the city during the 19th century to work on Muhammad ‘Ali's projects. To the north of the district is located the bulk of the city's newer industrial plants. The history of Bulaq goes back to the Mamluk rule of the fourteenth century when the site was the main port of Cairo filled with several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Saff
El Saff ( ar, الصف) is a city in the Giza Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at about 59,000 people in 2018. Background El Saff is a Markaz and city located about 30 km south of Helwan, which includes more than 30 villages, and it follows the Giza Governorate, although it is located on the eastern shore of the Nile River, opposite Al-Ayyat B center. The West is the Nile River, and from the east is the Eastern desert. The city is known for the clay brick factories that spread widely over the area and the villages of Askar, Al-Wadi, and Abu Abu Sa’id. The most famous cities in El Saff Markaz: * El Saff El Balad village * Ghamza AL Kubra village * Al Akhsas village * El Shobak El sharqy village * Kafr Tarchan village * Askar village * El Wadi village * Al Aquas wel Fahmyen village *Nazlet El Eryan village *El Shorfa village *El Desmy village Most of the villages and areas of the center are located to the east and west of the desert road to Upper Egypt, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Zayed City
Sheikh Zayed City ( ar, مدينة الشيخ زايد) is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. It was established in 1995 and is named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. 20th anniversary In 2014, during the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Minister of Housing at the time, Mostafa Madbouly, said 'the Urban Communities Authority’s budget had been expanded for the 2014/2015 fiscal year so that all plans may be implemented and completed'. A technology center opened that day in Sheikh Zayed City but residents complained about the lack of other facilities. Geography Sheikh Zayed City is situated about from Lebanon Square in the Mohandiseen district of Giza. It is bordered to the north by the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, to the south by the 26 July Corridor, and to the west by the neighboring 6th of October. The city forms part of the Giza Governorate, and is divided into 17 residential districts, with four neighborhoods in eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Warraq
Al Warraq () is a municipal district of the Giza city in Egypt, consisting of both mainland and Warraq Island in the River Nile. The district is located on the site of an ancient city Kerkasoros (, ), which hosted the observatory Eudoxus of Cnidus worked at. Geography Warraq Island is an island of area , located in the Cairo Governorate. About 3% of the area is government owned. Population In 2017, the population of Warraq Island was about to . 2017 Warraq Island protests According to Yahia el-Mahgraby, who was head of the local council of Warraq Island for 17 years, conflict between Warraq islanders and Egyptian national authorities date back to 1998 during the Atef Ebeid prime ministership, when Ebeid issued a decree declaring Warraq and other Nile islands as nature reserves, and in 2001 issued decree 542 declaring Warraq and another island, Dahab, to be expropriated for public use. Ebeid's cabinet claimed that Warraq and Dahab did not exist prior to the construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hawamdeya
El Hawamdeya ( ar, الحوامدية, ) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 73,298 in 1986, 91,732 in 1996, 109,468 in and 113,128 (estimated) in 2008. Geography El Hawamdeya lies in the south of the Giza Governorate and overlooks the Nile river. Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh). Education There are several schools in the city: *Omar Ibn El Khatab language school *El Hawamdeya Primary School *Bebars Primary School *Bebars Preparatory School *Arab El Saha School *El Hawamdeya Preparatory School *Mona El Amir Primary School *El Hawamdeya Secondary School *Zikry Idris Primary School *El Sheikh Etman Primary School *Al Azhary Religious Institute (boys) *Al Azhary Religious Institute (girls) Religion Islam The city houses several mosques, including: *Mohammed Ahmed Abd El Salam Mosque (El Gomhoriah St.) *Ashab El Yameen Mosq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
