El-Saf (Arabic: الصف) is one of the districts (markazes) of the Giza Governorate in Egypt.
Etymology The name "El-Saf" is said to derive from the shrine of Sheikh Ali El-Safi located in the city of El-Saf. Another interpretation suggests the name refers to the alignment ("صف") of all buildings in one single row.
Establishment The El-Saf city council was established following Local Administration Law No. 124 of 1960, using a temporary building within El-Saf Industrial School. A dedicated city council building was constructed in 1964.
Due to the large area of El-Saf (which originally included Atfih), Prime Ministerial Decree No. 76 of 1988 split El-Saf into two separate markazes:El-Saf - Official Website of Giza Governorate (in Arabic) El-Saf Atfih
Geography El-Saf is located to the east of the Nile River, along the El-Saf / Al-Kureimat road (Route 21). It is bordered to the north by Al-Tebbin District, to the south by Atfih Markaz, to the east by the Eastern Desert, and to the west by the Nile River.
Administrative divisions El-Saf Markaz is divided into six administrative units:
+Administrative divisions of El-Saf Division Included villages El-Saf city El-Saf El-Balad El-Wadi El-Wadi, Askar, El-Desmi El-Shobak El-Sharqi El-Shobak El-Sharqi, El-Menya, Arab Abu Saad Al-Ikhsas Al-Ikhsas, Ghamaza El-Kubra, Kafr Tarkhan, Al-Turfa and Al-Atiyat Al-Aqwas Al-Aqwas, Arab El-Ababda, El-Manshiya, Arab El-Hasar Qebly, El-Fahmin, El-Gazira El-Shokraa Ghamaza El-Sughra Ghamaza El-Sughra, Arab El-Hasar Bahriya, Nogou El-Arab, Nazlat Aleyan, El-Hayy
Demographics According to the 2006 census, the population of El-Saf Markaz was 45,131.
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