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Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (Muhafazat; singular – Muhafazah) and the city of Al Uqsur (Luxor), which is classified as a city rather than a governorate. There will soon be 27 governorates, as the city of Al Uqsur is becoming a governorate.

Aswan
Asyut
Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar (Red Sea)
Bani Suwayf
El-Beheirah
Bur Sa'id (Port Said)
Ad-Daqahliyah
Dumyat
Al-Fayyum
Al-Gharbiyah
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria)
Al-Isma'iliyah
Ganub Sina (South Sinai)
El Gizah (Giza)
Kafr El Shaykh
Matruh
Al-Monufiyah
Al-Minya
Al Qahirah (Cairo)
Al Qalyubiyah
Qina
Shamal Sina' (North Sinai)
Al Sharqiyah
Suhaj
Al-Suways (Suez)
El Wadi El-Gedid (New Valley)
Al Uqsur (Luxor)

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