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Suez Governorate

Suez is one of the governorates of Suez Canal region. The

governorate is administratively divided into five districts (Suez –

el-Arbaen – Ataqa–Faisal– al-Ganayen).

Suez has some natural resources such as: limestone, dolomite,

coal and oil. It is also famous for a number of economic activities

including: oil distillation, processing and packing of cement,

textiles industry, medicine glass bottles, fertilizers and chemicals,

shipping and unloading goods, marine services and fishing. Worth

noting that development of northwest of Suez Gulf is one of the

mega projects in Egypt.

Suez is also endowed with several tourism attraction sites

including: Al-Ein el-Sokhna "The hot spring" for curative and

entertainment tourism. Al-Ein el-Sokhna is one of the most

attractive sites due to the beauty of nature and its location in the

heart of mountains as well as close distance to the sea.

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