Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate كفر الشيخ
Capital  • Coordinates	Kafr el-Sheikh  • ?° N ?° E
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Time zone	UTC+2
Main language(s)	Arabic

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: كفر الشيخ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the north of the country along the western branch of the Nile. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.

History

It was once part of the Gharbia Governorate.

Geography

There is a lake called Buhayrat al-Burullus (Lake Burullus) in the north.

It comprises ten cities:

• Kafr el-Sheikh
• Desouk
• Beila
• Kellien
• Metobas
• Al Riad
• Foah
• Balteem
• Saiedy
• Al Hamool

Economy

Industries include cotton-processing factories, rice and fishing.

Education

Kafr el-Sheikh has a number of colleges. Kafr el-Sheikh now has an independant university which include these faculties:- Faculty of Commerce - Faculty of Engineering - Faculty of Agriculture - Faculty of Vetrenary - Faculty of Arts

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Government

• Official Kafr ash Shaykh governorates website
• Official Kafr ash Shaykh trade point website
• UNDP Kafr ash Shaykh Human Development Index Indicator's page

Local Portals and Guides

• Kfrawy.com: Kafr ash Shaykh guide
• Muslim Brotherhood of Kafr el-Sheikh

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