List of flags of Egyptian governorates
The Arab Republic of Egypt is divided into 27 governorates ( Arabic محافظات, DMG muḥāfaẓāt ), each headed by a governor with ministerial rank.
Most of these governorates fly a flag that refers to regional characteristics.
Almost all flags have an emblem on a plain background. The most common color is green, followed by blue in various shades and by white. Not a single flag is - like the national flag of Egypt - designed as a tricolor .
list
location | Governorate | flag | SV | Remarks |
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ad-Daqahliyya الدقهلية |
2: 3 | This flag shows red papyrus within a yellow cog, framed by red leaves. | ||
al-Bahr al-ahmar البحر الأحمر " Red Sea " |
2: 3 | The flag is divided by a red bar to indicate its location on the Red Sea . There is an ancient statue above the beam. | ||
al-Buhaira البحيرة |
2: 3 | The center of this flag is a yellow gear. | ||
al-Fayyūm الفيوم |
2: 3 | The flag shows Saladin's eagle from the coat of arms of Egypt against the background of the Egyptian national colors . | ||
al-Gharbiyya الغربية " the western government " |
2: 3 | The flag shows the roof and the minaret of a mosque in a gear . | ||
al-Iskandariyya الإسكندرية Alexandria |
2: 3 | The flag shows a stylized representation of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria . | ||
al-Ismaʿiliyya الإسماعيلية Ismailia |
2: 3 | In the center of the flag there is an emblem with Saladin's eagle above, in a circle, a passenger ship and underneath underneath wavy lines as an indication of the location on the Suez Canal . | ||
al-Jiza الجيزة Giza |
2: 3 | The flag shows the three pyramids of Giza framed by papyrus . | ||
al-Minūfiyya المنوفية |
2: 3 | The emblem in this flag shows three white doves soaring over a chimney that is in the midst of flames. The emblem is limited to the front by a horizontal gear. | ||
al-Minya المنيا |
2: 3 | The flag shows the bust of Nefertiti . | ||
al-Qahira القاهرة Cairo |
2: 3 | The flag shows a mosque and underneath the name of the city in Kufi script . | ||
al-Qalyubiyya القليوبية |
2: 3 | Within half a cog above and a half corn wreath below is a mosque. | ||
al-Uqsur الأقصر Luxor |
3: 4 | The flag shows the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor . | ||
al-Wadi al-jadid الوادي الجديد " New Valley " |
2: 3 | |||
asch-Scharqiyya الشرقية " the eastern government " |
2: 3 | The flag shows a jumping yellow horse on a green background. | ||
as-Suwais السويس Suez |
2: 3 | The flag shows a flame in a gear. | ||
Aswān أسوان Aswan |
2: 3 | The flag shows evidence of the generation of electricity by the Aswan Dam . | ||
Asyūt أسيوط |
2: 3 | The flag shows a green colored eagle Saladin on a white background. | ||
Bani Suwaif بني سويف |
2: 3 | |||
Bur Saʿid بور سعيد Port Said |
2: 3 | The flag shows Saladin's eagle from the national coat of arms above an anchor, which can be seen as an indication of the location on the Suez Canal. | ||
Dumyat دمياط Damietta |
2: 3 | The flag shows a sailing ship. | ||
Janub Sina جنوب سيناء South Sinai |
2: 3 | The flag shows an outline map of the Sinai Peninsula in the coat of arms. | ||
Kafr el-Sheikh كفر الشيخ |
2: 3 | The flag shows an ancient Egyptian sailing ship. | ||
Matrūh مطروح |
2: 3 | The flag shows a white jumping gazelle on a blue background. | ||
Qinā قنا |
2: 3 | The flag shows an ancient Egyptian gate as an indication of the long past of this region on the Nile . | ||
Shimāl Sīnāʾ شمال سيناء North Sinai |
2: 3 | |||
Sohag سوهاج Sauhadsch |
2: 3 | The flag shows a pharaoh with the double crown Pschent . |
See also
literature
- George Chakar: The Flags of the Governorates of Egypt in The Flag Bulletin Vol. XV, No. 5 , Flag Research Center, Winchester MA September / October 1976, pp. 157-160, (English).
Web links
Commons : Flags of governorates of Egypt - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Flags of the World (English)