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El Montazah I District
Welcome to El Montazah I: the district’s services, landmarks and news in one place.
The Corniche at Bir MasoudImage credits
- Today
The district office
Sunday to Thursday
Appointments from 9:00 to 13:30
Next free appointment
Book an appointmentNational government complaints line
16528
Egypt Government Excellence Award
Egypt’s best district, three times
El Montazah I took first place nationally among districts in the Egypt Government Excellence Award in its first, third and fourth rounds, and its technology centre took second and then first place among technology centres.
Fourth round
Results announced on 26 January 2026
- First place among districtsEl Montazah I District
- First place among technology centresThe district’s technology citizen service centre
Third round
Results announced on 14 March 2023; the Prime Minister honoured the winners in April 2023
- First place among districtsEl Montazah I District
- Second place among technology centresThe district’s technology citizen service centre
First round
Results announced in October 2019
- First place among districtsEl Montazah I District
The district
Nine shiakhas, from the sea to the countryside
Nine shiakhas in eastern Alexandria, from the beach at Sidi Bishr to the villages of Khourshid and El Tawfikiya.
Sidi Bishr Bahari
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 106,177
El Seyouf Bahari
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 115,029
Sidi Bishr Qibli
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 237,347
El Seyouf Qibli and Darbala
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 284,702
El Mansheya El Bahariya
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 85,496
El Mohagerin
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 84,309
El Qardahi
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 15,874
El Tawfikiya
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 20,084
Khourshid El Bahariya
- Population on 1 January 2022
- 148,984
The district in numbers
9
Shiakhas
4
Villages in the rural hinterland
1,096,918
Residents (2022 statement)
Sources: Alexandria Governorate: the shiakhas, hamlets and population of El Montazah I (2022 figures); Alexandria Governorate: the boundaries and shiakhas of El Montazah I (January 2016)
The district’s history
The district’s history in one scroll
Moments in the district’s history as its landmarks tell it, each with its source.
The Greek era, as archaeologists suggest
Bir Masoud
Al-Ahram Gate quoted Dr Ahmed Abdel Fattah, a former member of the Supreme Council of Antiquities: archaeologists have suggested the well was an ancient tomb built in the Greek era, since the Greeks were known for placing their tombs near the sea.
1910
Sidi Bishr Beach
A postcard the Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogues as “Place Sidi-Bishr”, published by the Delios house in Alexandria, shows the beach crowded with bathers and its cabins lined up along the road.
6 January 1917
Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery
Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the camp. They described it on the sea shore among sand dunes and palms, 15 kilometres north-east of Alexandria, holding 430 officers, 410 orderlies, 10 imams and 20 civilians, with a mosque inside its fence.
1941
Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery
The cemetery was laid out in 1941 on 925 square metres in Sidi Bishr. More than 500 soldiers, prisoners from the Palestine front, lie there, and the Turkish military attaché in Cairo looks after it.
1945
Sidi Bishr Mosque
The mosque was enlarged to four times its former area.
The mid-20th century
Miami Beach
Miami began to grow as a summer resort in the mid-20th century, and took its name from the American Miami to give the new neighbourhood an international, holiday air.
Source: Al-Masry Lite: «ميامي» فلوريدا Vs «ميامي» الإسكندرية (11 Jun 2025) (opens in a new tab)
Landmarks & Culture
Discover El Montazah I
From the Sidi Bishr Mosque to Bir Masoud and Miami Beach, choose a place to explore its history and plan a visit.
Beaches & open spaces · Sidi Bishr Bahari, the Corniche
Bir Masoud
Beaches & open spaces · Sidi Bishr Bahari, Miami
Miami Beach
News
Latest news
Projects
Street lighting repaired in Mohsen and on El Bakatoushi Road
Broken LED floodlights replaced and cut cables reconnected, relighting 10 floodlights on El Bakatoushi Road.
Projects
The district head inspects the Mohamed Naguib excavation after residents’ complaints
Announcements
Food premises inspected on Malak Hefny and Khalil Hamada streets
Services
The weekly public meeting hears 42 residents
Upcoming events
Events- The one-day market in El Fasha SquareEvery Monday and Tuesday, The district gives no opening hoursEl Fasha Square, Sidi Bishr tram stopFree entry
- The weekly public meeting at the district headquartersEvery Wednesday, 10:30 according to the district’s page for the meeting; the 2026 posts give no timeEl Montazah I District headquarters, Malek Hefny Street, facing Sidi Bishr SquareFree entry
Visiting the office
Greetings from the Sidi Bishr shore
Working hours
Technology citizen service centre: Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 to 13:30, except public holidays.
- Address
- District headquarters, Malek Hefny Street, facing Sidi Bishr Square, Alexandria
- Phone
- +20 3 5552887
Emergency and hotline numbers 9
| National government complaints line | 16528 |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Governorate operations room (from a landline) | 114 |
| El Montazah I child protection committee | 035481536 |
| Child helpline | 16000 |
| Police | 122 |
| Ambulance | 123 |
| Fire service | 180 |
| Gas emergency | 129 |
| Electricity faults | 121 |
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