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    Arab Republic of Egypt

    Egypt is located in North Africa. Below you can see where Egypt sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Cairo.

    Where Egypt is located
    Outline of Egypt
    Political map of Egypt and neighboring countries
    Political map: Egypt and its neighbors
    Reference map of Egypt (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Egypt (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Egypt — physical geography
    Relief map of Egypt — physical geographyBy Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) and NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Egypt
    Location map of EgyptBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Egypt on the globe
    Egypt on the globeBy Africa_(orthographic_projection).svg: Martin23230 derivative work: Nableezy (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Egypt
    First-level administrative divisions of Egypt

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    Administrative divisions of Egypt

    Egypt is divided into 27 governorates.

    Show all 27 governorates
    • Ad Daqahliyah
    • Al Bahr al Ahmar
    • Al Buhayrah
    • Al Fayyum
    • Al Gharbiyah
    • Al Iskandariyah
    • Al Isma`iliyah
    • Al Jizah
    • Al Minufiyah
    • Al Minya
    • Al Qahirah
    • Al Qalyubiyah
    • Al Wadi at Jadid
    • As Suways
    • Ash Sharqiyah
    • Aswan
    • Asyut
    • Bani Suwayf
    • Bur Sa`id
    • Dumyat
    • Janub Sina'
    • Kafr ash Shaykh
    • Luxor
    • Matruh
    • Qina
    • Shamal Sina'
    • Suhaj

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Egypt?

    Egypt lies in North Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 26.82° N, 30.80° E, and the capital, Cairo, is at 30.04° N, 31.24° E.

    With 1,001,450 km², it is the 12th-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 4.1 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Egypt lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Libya, Sudan, Israel, Palestine.

    Geography of Egypt

    Continent
    Africa
    Region
    North Africa
    Area
    1,001,450 km²
    Geographic centre
    26.82° N, 30.80° E
    Capital (Cairo)
    30.04° N, 31.24° E
    Size rank in Africa
    12 of 54
    Highest point
    Mount Catherine (2,629 m)
    Land borders
    4

    Bordering countries: Libya, Sudan, Israel, Palestine (Gaza Strip).