Egyptian governorates, found on the map
Find all twenty-seven governorates, from the small delta provinces to the wide deserts and Sinai.
27 to find, 8 a run.
4 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Alexandria
- Aswan
- Asyut
- Beheira
- Beni Suef
- Cairo
- Dakahlia
- Damietta
- Faiyum
- Gharbia
- Giza
- Ismailia
- Kafr el-Sheikh
- Luxor
- Matruh
- Minya
- Monufia
- New Valley
- North Sinai
- Port Said
- Qalyubia
- Qena
- Red Sea
- Sharqia
- Sohag
- South Sinai
- Suez
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Cairo
- Cairo grew around the medieval city founded by the Fatimids in 969.
- Giza
- The Giza plateau holds the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.
- Alexandria
- Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.
- Beheira
- Rosetta stands near the mouth of the western branch of the Nile.
- Kafr el-Sheikh
- Lake Burullus is a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a narrow strip of land.
- Gharbia
- Tanta is its capital; nearby El Mahalla el-Kubra is known for textile production.
- Monufia
- Its capital is Shibin el-Kom, surrounded by the cultivated lands of the delta.
- Qalyubia
- The Nile divides into its two main delta branches near the Delta Barrages.
- Dakahlia
- Mansoura stands on the Damietta branch of the Nile.
- Damietta
- Damietta is a port city with a long tradition of furniture making.
- Sharqia
- Zagazig is its capital, near the ruins of the ancient city of Bubastis.
- Port Said
- Port Said was established during the building of the Suez Canal in the nineteenth century.
- Ismailia
- Ismailia stands beside Lake Timsah on the canal route.
- Suez
- Ships leave the canal here for the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea.
- North Sinai
- Its capital, Arish, stands near the mouth of Wadi el-Arish.
- South Sinai
- Mount Catherine is the highest mountain in Egypt.
- Matruh
- The governorate includes Siwa Oasis, far inland from the coast.
- New Valley
- Kharga, Dakhla and Farafra are oases within this large desert governorate.
- Faiyum
- The Bahr Yussef channel brings Nile water into the Faiyum depression.
- Beni Suef
- The pyramid at Meidum lies in the northern part of the governorate.
- Minya
- Amarna, on the east bank of the Nile, was the capital built by Akhenaten.
- Asyut
- Asyut was a meeting point for Nile traffic and desert caravan routes.
- Sohag
- The temples at Abydos include the richly decorated temple of Seti I.
- Qena
- Dendera, near Qena, is known for its temple dedicated to Hathor.
- Luxor
- Ancient Thebes includes Karnak, Luxor Temple and the royal tombs across the river.
- Aswan
- The Aswan High Dam created the reservoir that extends south into Sudan.
- Red Sea
- The Eastern Desert lies between the Nile Valley and this Red Sea coastline.
How this one works
How many governorates are on the map?
27. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 4 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Egypt page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 27 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Egypt keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Egypt
Iraq has the same map in Governorates of Iraq. Jordan has the same map in Governorates of Jordan. Lebanon has the same map in Governorates of Lebanon. Oman has the same map in Governorates of Oman. Palestine has the same map in Governorates of Palestine. Syria has the same map in Governorates of Syria. Tunisia has the same map in Tunisian governorates. Yemen has the same map in Governorates and capital of Yemen. All three together on the Egypt atlas page, the country itself on the Egypt guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.