Monufia Governorate (egy)

Monufia Governorate

Monufia Governorate ranks 3,462nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mile End, Hikone, Shiga, and Grave, Netherlands. Memorable people born in Monufia Governorate include Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, and Macarius of Egypt. Monufia Governorate has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures. Monufia Governorate is located in Egypt.

Monufia Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. Monufia’s name was derived from the hieroglyphic word “Nafr”, which means “The Good Land”. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia Governorate and to the north of Cairo. The governorate of Monufia is known for being the birthplace of four Egyptian presidents: Mohammad Anwar el-Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Adly Mansour, and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. The governorate is named after Menouf, an ancient city which was the capital of the governorate until 1826. The current governor is Said Mohammed Mohammed Abbas. Read more on Wikipedia