Giza Governorate

Giza is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated mostly on the west bank of the Nile River opposite . Its capital is the city of .
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  • Type: governorate of Egypt with 9,650,000 residents
  • Description: governorate of Egypt
  • Also known as: Al Jīzah”, “Al-Gizah”, “El Gīza”, “Giza”, “Gizah”, “Guizeh”, “Mohafazat El Giza”, “Mudīrīyat al Jīzah”, “Muhafazat al Jizah”, and “لجيزة

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyramid of Djedefre and Dream Park.

Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
The is Egypt's northernmost pyramid. Believed to have been built by Djedefre, son and successor to king Khufu, it consists today mostly of ruins located at in . Excavation report on the pyramid complex was published in 2011.

Theme park
is an amusement park located on Oasis Road, in 6th of October City in the Giza Governorate, 8 km from the Pyramids of Giza. With an area of 150 acres, it's one of the largest amusement parks in the Middle East.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheikh Zayed City and Kerdasa.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a city in Giza Governorate, and part of the urban area. Established in 1995, located approximately 20 km from the district and 28 km from in the . is situated 8 km northwest of Giza Governorate.

Village
is a markaz in Giza Governorate, . It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. is situated 7 km northeast of Giza Governorate.

Locality
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
, 8 kilometres north of , is the site of 's most northerly pyramid, also known as the lost pyramid – the mostly ruined , the son and successor of Khufu.

Giza Governorate

Latitude
29.9978° or 29° 59′ 52″ north
Longitude
31.0529° or 31° 3′ 10″ east
Population
9,650,000
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
7GXHX3X3+44
Geo­Names ID
360997
Wiki­data ID
Q30832
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Giza Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الجيزه
  • Arabic: جيزة
  • Arabic: محافظة الجيزة
  • Arabic: محافظة الجيزه
  • Arabic: محافظه الجيزة
  • Armenian: Ալ-Գիզա
  • Azerbaijani: əl-Cizə mühafəzəsi
  • Basque: Gizako gobernadore-herria
  • Belarusian: Гіза
  • Belarusian: Эль-Гіза
  • Bengali: গিজা গভর্নোরেট
  • Bosnian: Giza
  • Bulgarian: Гиза
  • Catalan: governació de Gizeh
  • Catalan: governació de Guiza
  • Catalan: Governació de Guiza
  • Cebuano: Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah
  • Chinese: Giza Séng
  • Chinese: 吉萨省
  • Chinese: 吉薩省
  • Crimean Tatar: Giza vilâyeti
  • Czech: Gíza
  • Danish: Al Jizah
  • Dutch: Gizeh
  • Egyptian Arabic: الجيزة
  • Egyptian Arabic: الجيزه
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الجيزة
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الجيزه
  • Esperanto: Provinco Gizo
  • Estonian: Giza kubernerkond
  • Finnish: Al-Gizan kuvernoraatti
  • Finnish: Gizan kuvernementti
  • Finnish: Gizan kuvernoraatti
  • French: Gizeh
  • French: Gouvernorat de Gizeh
  • Galician: Governación de Guiza
  • Georgian: გიზა
  • Georgian: გიზის მუჰაფაზა
  • German: al-Dschiza
  • German: al-Dschīza
  • German: al-Giza
  • German: EG-GZ
  • German: Giza
  • German: Gīza
  • German: Gouvernement al-Dschiza
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο Γκίζας
  • Gujarati: ગિઝા ગવર્નોરેટ
  • Hebrew: אל-גיזה
  • Hindi: गीज़ा गवर्नरेट
  • Hindi: गीज़ा मुहाफ़ज़ाह
  • Indonesian: Kegubernuran Giza
  • Irish: Gobharnóireacht Giza
  • Italian: Governatorato di Giza
  • Japanese: ギーザ州
  • Japanese: ギーザ県
  • Kannada: ಗೀಜಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
  • Korean: 기자주
  • Korean: 기제 주
  • Latin: Al-Dschiza
  • Latin: Giza
  • Latvian: Gīzas muhāfaza
  • Lithuanian: Gizos muchafaza
  • Malay: Kegabenoran Giza
  • Marathi: गिझा गव्हर्नोरेट
  • Min Nan Chinese: Giza Séng
  • Moroccan Arabic: لمحافظة د لڭيزة
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Al Jizah
  • Norwegian: Guvernementet Giza
  • Ossetian: Эль-Гизæ
  • Persian: استان جیزه
  • Polish: Giza
  • Portuguese: Al jizah
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Gizé
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Guizé
  • Portuguese: Gizé
  • Portuguese: Guizé
  • Portuguese: Província de Gizé
  • Portuguese: Província de Guizé
  • Romanian: Al Jizah
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Al Jizah
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Giza
  • Russian: Гиза
  • Russian: Эль-Гиза
  • Scots: Giza Govrenorate
  • Serbian: Giza Governorate
  • Serbian: Гиза
  • Serbo-Croatian: Giza (muhafaza)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Giza
  • Sinhala: ගීසා පළාත
  • Slovenian: giški guvernat
  • Slovenian: Guvernat Giza
  • South Azerbaijani: جیزه اوستانی
  • Spanish: Giza
  • Spanish: Gobernacion de Guiza
  • Spanish: Gobernación de Guiza
  • Spanish: Guiza
  • Swahili: Al-Dschiza
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Giza
  • Swedish: Al-Jīzah
  • Swedish: Giza guvernorat
  • Swedish: Giza
  • Tajik: Вилояти Ҷиза
  • Tajik: Устони Ҷиза
  • Tamil: கிசா கோவெர்னோரே
  • Tatar: Әл-Гизә провинциясе
  • Telugu: గీజా గవర్నరేట్
  • Thai: เขตผู้ว่าการกีซา
  • Turkish: Gize
  • Ukrainian: Гіза
  • Urdu: محافظہ جیزہ
  • Vietnamese: Giza
  • Waray (Philippines): Giza
  • Western Armenian: Կիզա
  • Western Panjabi: صوبہ غزا
  • Wu Chinese: 吉萨省
  • Zulu: Giza Governorate

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