Suez Governorate

Suez is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country and is coterminous with the city of . It is situated north of the Gulf of Suez.
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  • Type: governorate of Egypt with 843,000 residents
  • Description: Egyptian governorate
  • Also known as: El Suez”, “Mohafazat El Sweis”, “Suez”, and “Suez and El-Arish

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ain Sokhna.

is a port and resort town along Egypt's situated 55 km south of and approximately 120 km east of .

Suez Governorate

Latitude
29.7° or 29° 42′ north
Longitude
32.3° or 32° 18′ east
Population
843,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
7GXJP822+22
Geo­Names ID
359797
Wiki­data ID
Q31070
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Suez Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: Muḩāfaz̧at as Suways
  • Arabic: السويس
  • Arabic: سويس
  • Arabic: محافظة السويس
  • Armenian: Սուեզ
  • Azerbaijani: Süveyş mühafəzəsi
  • Bashkir: Әс-Сүәйс
  • Belarusian: Суэц
  • Bengali: সুয়েজ গভর্নোরেট
  • Bosnian: Suez
  • Bulgarian: Суец
  • Catalan: governació de Suez
  • Catalan: Governació de Suez
  • Cebuano: As Suways
  • Chinese: Suez Séng
  • Chinese: 苏伊士省
  • Chinese: 蘇伊士省
  • Czech: Suez
  • Danish: As Suways
  • Danish: Suez Governorate
  • Dutch: Suez
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة السويس
  • Esperanto: Provinco Suezo
  • Finnish: Al-Suwaisin kuvernoraatti
  • Finnish: Suezin kuvernementti
  • French: Gouvernorat de Suez
  • French: Suez
  • Georgian: სუეცი
  • Georgian: სუეცის მუჰაფაზა
  • German: as-Suwais
  • German: EG-SUZ
  • German: Gouvernement as-Suwais
  • German: Sues
  • German: Suez
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο Σουέζ
  • Gujarati: સુએઝ ગવર્નોરેટ
  • Hebrew: סואץ
  • Hindi: सुएज़ गवर्नरेट
  • Hindi: सुएज़ मुहाफ़ज़ाह
  • Indonesian: Kegubernuran Suez
  • Irish: Gobharnóireacht Shuais
  • Italian: Governatorato di Suez
  • Japanese: スエズ県
  • Kannada: ಸುಯೆಜ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
  • Korean: 수에즈주
  • Latin: As-Suwais
  • Latin: Suesia
  • Latvian: Suecas muhāfaza
  • Lithuanian: Sueco muchafaza
  • Macedonian: Суец (област)
  • Macedonian: Суец
  • Malay: Kegabenoran Suez
  • Malay: Pentadbiran Suez
  • Marathi: सुएझ गव्हर्नोरेट
  • Min Nan Chinese: Suez Séng
  • Norwegian Bokmål: As Suways
  • Norwegian: Guvernementet Suez
  • Persian: استان سوئز
  • Persian: استان سویس
  • Polish: Suez
  • Portuguese: Suez
  • Romanian: As Suways
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Suez
  • Russian: Суэц
  • Scots: Suez Govrenorate
  • Serbian: Suez Governorate
  • Serbian: Суец
  • Serbo-Croatian: Suez (muhafaza)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Suez
  • Sinhala: සුඑස් පළාත
  • Slovak: Suez
  • Slovenian: Guvernat Suez
  • Slovenian: Suez
  • South Azerbaijani: سوئز اوستانی
  • Spanish: Gobernacion de Suez
  • Spanish: Gobernación de Suez
  • Spanish: Suez
  • Swahili: As-Suwais
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Suez
  • Swedish: Suez
  • Tamil: சூயஸ் Governorate
  • Telugu: సూయెజ్ గవర్నరేట్
  • Thai: เขตผู้ว่าการสุเอซ
  • Turkish: Süveyş
  • Ukrainian: Суец
  • Urdu: محافظہ سوئیز
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Suez
  • Waray (Philippines): Suez
  • Welsh: Llywodraethiaeth Suez
  • Western Panjabi: صوبہ سویز
  • Wu Chinese: 苏伊士省
  • Zulu: Suez Governorate

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