El Suez Governorate | Suez Canal Egypt
Facts About El Suez Governorate
One of the Canal governorates, located east of the Delta, northwest of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, the city of Suez celebrates its national holiday on October 24, an unforgettable day that commemorates strong popular resistance.
Covering an area of 1,056 km², the governorate comprises 4 administrative departments: Suez, El Arbaine, Attaka, El Ghanayem, rich in cultivated land, and the Ahmad Hamdi Martyr Tunnel.
A number of faculties and institutes have been set up, including the faculties of Petroleum Engineering, Pedagogy and Industrial Education at Suez Canal University, and the Supreme Institute of Computer Sciences, in addition to vocational training centers and numerous general education schools and Azharite teaching institutes.
The governorate is rich in natural resources such as limestone, dolomite, coal and oil. Its economic activities include oil refining and industrialization, the cement industry and packaging, the textile industry, chemical fertilizers, loading and unloading of goods, maritime services and fishing.
Suez boasts a number of tourist attractions, including Ein Al Sokhna, Oyoun Moussa, the Ahmad Hamdi Martyr Tunnel, Mohammad Ali Palace, the Greek Catholic Church, El Yahoudeya Hill in Alkhor, the Al Massaguiri Martem building, the Qonsowa El Ghouri citadel, the Pharaohs' Canal and Port Tawfiq.
The governorate offers a number of job opportunities, including the creation of a giant post office at Ein Al Sokhna, the construction of fishing boats, fish farming, fish conservation, land reclamation, wheat cultivation, the creation of tourist villages and seaside resorts, and an industrial zone at Attaqua covering an area of 2.2 km2.
