Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile River delta. Founded in c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilization, eventually replacing Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" internationally, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez.
Giza is the third-largest city in Egypt by area after Cairo and Alexandria; and fourth-largest city in Africa by population after Kinshasa, Lagos, and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 4,872,448 in the 2017 census. It is located on the west bank of the Nile opposite central Cairo, and is a part of the Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than 30 km (18.64 mi) north of Memphis, which was the capital city of the unified Egyptian state during the reign of pharaoh Narmer, roughly 3100 BC.
Victoria College, Alexandria, is an Egyptian private school, operating under the supervision of Ministry of Education, located in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It was founded in 1902.
Cairo University is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908; after being housed in various parts of Cairo, its faculties, beginning with the Faculty of Arts, were established on its current main campus in Giza in October 1929.
6th of October is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. It is a satellite city, located adjacent to Giza, and is part of the Greater Cairo region. Per the 2017 national census, it had a population of 450,000 people.
The British International School, Cairo (BISC) is a private British school in Beverly Hills, a compound within the 6th of October City, in Greater Cairo, Egypt.
Zagazig University is a public university located in the city of Zagazig, Egypt.
The American International School in Egypt (AISE) is a co-educational college preparatory school in Greater Cairo. Its original East Campus is in New Cairo, Cairo, while its newer West Campus is in Sheikh Zayed City, 6th of October City.
New Cairo is a satellite city within the metropolitan area of Cairo, Egypt. Administratively, it is part of the Eastern Area of Cairo, administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. The city was established in 2000 by merging three 'new' towns, originally on an area of about 67,000 acres which had grown to 85,000 acres by 2016.
The Lycée Français d'Alexandrie is a French international school in Chatby, Alexandria, Egypt. The Mission Laïque Française operates the school, which as of 2015 has 530 students. It serves ages 3 to 18, until the lycée level.
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in Cairo, Egypt.
Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule is an exclusive German school in Dokki, Giza, Egypt, in the Cairo metropolitan area. It is operated by the German Protestant community of Cairo.
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 1879, following a request by Pope Leo XIII for a seminary to help prepare students to become priests.
The New Cairo British International School is a British International school in New Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt.
Salahaldin International School is an international school in New Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt since 2009. The school, which opened in May 2009, is the first international school in Egypt. The school uses the United States educational system and serves grades Kindergarten through 12. English is the school's primary language. It has one school in Cairo, Alexandria, and Beni Suef. It uses technology for education. They use an iPad starting from grade 3.
Cairo Japanese School is a Japanese international school located in Giza, Egypt in Greater Cairo. The school serves elementary and junior high school levels.
Muhammad 'Ilish, more commonly referred to in Muslim works simply as 'Ilish or Sheikh 'Ilish, was a 19th-century CE Egyptian Muslim jurist of Tripolitanian origin. 'Illish was an important late scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). He is perhaps the last of a line of widely read and respected sources of traditional fatwas of the late Maliki school from an Azharite scholar. 'Ilish was an extremely popular teacher at Al-Azhar. His lectures were regularly attended by audiences of over 200 students. In July 1854, 'Ilish was appointed the Maliki Mufti of Al-Azhar. By the time of his death in 1882, 'Ilish was one of the premier leaders of Egyptian scholarly society. His Minah al-Jalil as well as his Fatawa are widely used today among traditional Malikis for fatwa positions of the school.
International Italian School "Leonardo da Vinci" is an Italian international school in Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt. It serves preschool, primary school, lower secondary school, and upper secondary school.
The British School, Alexandria is a British international school in Roushdy, in Alexandria, Egypt. It serves students ages 3–18.
