Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

	Kafr el-Sheikh (كفر الشيخ)
	Governorate
Country	Egypt
Capital	Kafr el-Sheikh
	Map of Egypt with Kafr el-Sheikh highlighted

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Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate (Arabic: كفر الشيخ‎) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the north of the country along the western branch of the Nile. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.

[edit] History

It was once part of the Gharbia Governorate.

[edit] Geography

There is a lake called Buhayrat al-Burullus (Lake Burullus) in the north.

It comprises ten cities:

[edit] Economy

Industries include cotton-processing factories, rice and fishing.

[edit] Education

Kafr el-Sheikh has a number of colleges. Kafr el-Sheikh now has an independent university which include these faculties:- Faculty of Commerce - Faculty of Engineering - Faculty of Agriculture - Faculty of Vetrenary - Faculty of Arts