Giza Governorate
Giza Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza.Notable Places in the Area
Pyramid of Djedefre
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
The pyramid of Djedefre consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt.
Localities in the Area
Kerdasa
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate nearby Giza Plateau, Egypt. Kerdasa is situated 7 km northeast of Giza Governorate.Sheikh Zayed City
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sheikh Zayed City is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. Sheikh Zayed City is situated 8 km northwest of Giza Governorate.
Abu Rawash
Photo: AhlyMan, Public domain.
30°01′55″N 31°04′30″E / 30.03194°N 31.07500°E The ruined Pyramid of Djedefre sits atop the…
Giza Governorate
- Type: governorate of Egypt with 9,200,000 residents
- Description: governorate of Egypt
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.9978° or 29° 59' 52" northLongitude
31.0529° or 31° 3' 10" eastPopulation
9,200,000Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)Open Location Code
7GXHX3X3+44GeoNames ID
360997Wikidata ID
Q30832Giza Governorate Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: Giza
- 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 Gizeh
- Cebuano: Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah
- Chinese: Giza Séng
- Chinese: 吉萨省
- Chinese: 吉薩省
- Crimean Tatar: Giza vilâyeti
- Czech: Gíza
- Czech: Gíza Governorate
- Danish: Al Jizah
- Dutch: Gizeh
- Egyptian Arabic: الجيزة
- Egyptian Arabic: الجيزه
- Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الجيزة
- Egyptian Arabic: محافظة الجيزه
- English: Giza
- Esperanto: Provinco Gizo
- Estonian: Giza kubernerkond
- Finnish: Al-Gizan kuvernoraatti
- French: Gizeh
- French: Gouvernorat de Gizeh
- Georgian: გიზა
- Georgian: გიზის მუჰაფაზა
- German: EG-GZ
- German: Giza
- German: Gouvernement al-Dschiza
- German: Gīza
- German: al-Dschiza
- German: al-Dschīza
- German: al-Giza
- 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: Guvernementet Giza
- Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Al Jizah
- 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: Guvernat Giza
- Slovenian: giški guvernat
- 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
- Swedish: Giza guvernorat
- Tajik: Вилояти Ҷиза
- Tajik: Устони Ҷиза
- Tamil: கிசா கோவெர்னோரே
- 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
- Al-Gizah
- Al Jīzah
- El Gīza
- Gizah
- Gizan kuvernementti
- Guizeh
- Mohafazat El Giza
- Mudīrīyat al Jīzah
- Muhafazat al Jizah
- لجيزة
Other Places Named Giza Governorate
In the Area
Localities
- Kafr at TurjumānLocality, 5 km northeast
- Ash-Shaykh ZāyidLocality, 6 km northwest
- ‘Izbat Dhū al FiqārLocality, 7 km east
- Kafr Abū ḨumaydahLocality, 7 km northeast
- Kafr GhaţāţīLocality, 7 km east
- Banī MajdūlLocality, 7 km northeast
Landmarks
- Jabal al ḨiqāfHill
- Ajrān al FūlHill
- Jabal al GhijījahPeak
- Hilton Pyramids GolfHotel
- Jabal Abū RawwāshMountain
- Al Qulay‘Hill
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