Lower Egypt Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
northernmost region of Egypt
About Lower Egypt
Egypt is administered in 27 governates, corresponding to cities such as Cairo and Alexandria and their hinterlands. So "Lower Egypt" isn't a defined region or unit of government, just a convenient term for the Nile Delta and area east to Suez, and the Mediterranean coastal strip west to the border with Libya. Most of Egypt's population live here. The Nile is channelled by a deep valley, cut when the Med sea level was very much lower, until it reaches Cairo and fans out into a huge delta. This is fertile alluvial soil and has supported population and culture since the earliest human times. Classically the Nile branched into 7 distributaries, but a combination of natural silting and deliberate water management has reduced this to two, the Damietta east and the Rosetta west. Its people began
Lower Egypt Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 8 sections including: