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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr El Sheikh. Kafr El Sheikh is the first nationwide in the cultivation of long-staple cotton for export. The area occupied today by the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate encompasses the ancient region of Bashmur and has been inhabited since ancient times and so it has a noteworthy number of archaeological sites, at Tell Metoubes, Fuwwah, Desouk, Tell Qabrit, and other settlements around Lake Burrulus. The capital of Lower Egypt, called "Buto", is located at present-day Tell El Faraain (the Hill of the Pharaohs), near Desouk.
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sakha
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sakha | Holy Family in Egypt
the Holy Family came to the place now known as Sakha, a town 135 km. north of Cairo. In Sakha we visit the Church of the Holy Virgin.
Kafr El Sheikh Museum
Kafr El Sheikh Museum | Egypt Tour Packages
The museum is made up of three primary exhibition halls. These halls showcase artifacts from the excavations of the Tel el-Faraeen archaeological site.
