Sharqia Governorate
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Sharqia Governorate is a governorate in Egypt. The capital city is Zagazig.
Sharqia Governorate | |
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 Flag  | |
 Sharqia Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30.7°N 31.63°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Seat | Zagazig (capital) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,180 km2 (1,610 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2018) | |
| • Total | 8,017,894[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Website | www |
The following cities are in Sharqia Governorate:
- 10th of Ramadan
- Abu Hammad
- Abu Kebir
- Awlad Saqr
- Bilbeis
- Diyarb Negm
- El Husseiniya
- El Ibrahimiya
- El Qurein
- Faqous
- Hihya
- Kafr Saqr
- Mashtool El Souk
- Minya El Qamh
- El Salheya El Gedida
Some notable people who were born, or lived, in Sharqia are:
- Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt
- Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, founder of the Quranist movement
- Abdel Halim Hafez, popular singer and actor
- Miral al-Tahawy, award-winning Bedouin novelist
- Ahmed 'Urabi, the leader of the 1881 nationalist uprising against the British
- Hamada Helal, Egyptian singer
- Emad Moteab, Egptian footballer
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