Located on the Mediterranean coast, the Alexandria Governorate embraces Municipalities which make it 2nd largest urban governorate.
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General Info
| Governorate: | Alexandria |
| City: | Alexandria |
| Urban Population: | 98% |
| Governor: | Mohamed Soltan |
| Area: | 2,818 km2 |
| Population: | 47,99,740 |
Cities
The Governorate Of Alexandria consists of three individual cities:
- Alexandria
- Borg El Arab
- New Borg El Arab
Districts
Alexandria is divided into six districts of which three local villages and five are sub-villages. These six districts are:
- Montazah District: 5 villages in the Abyss region – Total area: 81 km2
- Eastern District: 2 sub-districts (El-Raml & Sidi Gaber) – Total area: 49 km2
- Middle District: 3 sub-district (Bab Sharq, Al Attareen & Moharrem Beik) – Total area: 36 km2
- Western District: 2 sub-districts (Karamouz & Mina El-Bassal) – Total area: 30 km2
- Customs District: The smallest Alexandria district with four sub- districts (El-Mansheya, El-Gomrok, El-Labban & ElImina El-Sharqi) – Total area: 4km2
- El-Ameriah District: 3 sub-districts (El-Dekheila, El-Agamy, and El-Ameriah) – Total area: 2295 km2
Industrial Zones
Most people are urbanite which keeps the progress of Industrial zones going. Some of those are:
- New Manshia
- Al Nasseria
- Upper and Lower Mergham
- K 31, Desert Road
- Seibco
- Ajami
- Al Nahda
- Ohm Zagheou
- Borg Al Arab
Major Attractions / Monuments
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- Citadel of Qaitbay
- Graeco-Roman Museum
- Alexandria National Museum
- Royal Jewelry Museum
- Serapeum Temple
- Pompey’s Pillar
- Roman Amphitheatre
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
Important Gardens Destinations
- Al Montaza Gardens
- Al Shallalat Gardens
- Antoniadis Garden
- El-Nozha Garden
- International Park of Alexandria
Most Notable Educational Institutes
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( Alexandria Library)
- Alexandria University
- Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport
- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology in New Borg El Arab city.
- The city of scientific research and Technological Applications
- Pharos University
Alexandria Sports
The Alexandria Governorate has several sports clubs that attract tourist equally as its other tourist attraction:
- El Ittihad Alexandria Club
- Egyptian Olympic Athletes Club
- Smouha Sporting Club
- Alexandria Sporting Club
Alexandria Governorate also holds three main stadiums which are:
- Borg El Arab Stadium
- Alexandria Stadium
- Haras El-Hedoud Stadium
Top Destinations of Alexandria Governorate
- Alexandria
- Abu Qir
- Lake Mariout
- Agami
- Kom el Deka
- Sidi Bishr
- New Borg El Arab
- El Ibrahim
- Karmoz
- El Max
- El Rami
- Abu Talat
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