About
From the sea to the countryside
The district in brief
El Montazah I is the eastern part of the city of Alexandria, between the sea and the Mahmoudiya canal. Its northern edge is El Geish Road along the beaches of Sidi Bishr and El Seyouf, between El Iqbal Street and Street 45; from there it runs south across Mustafa Kamel Street and the International Road to the villages of Khourshid and El Tawfikiya and the limits of Kafr El Dawwar.
The district holds nine shiakhas: four in the city, on or near the sea (Sidi Bishr Bahari and Qibli, El Seyouf Bahari, and El Seyouf Qibli and Darbala) and five in the rural hinterland (El Mansheya El Bahariya, El Mohagerin, El Qardahi, El Tawfikiya and Khourshid El Bahariya). Four villages, with their hamlets, also fall under it.1
The district headquarters stands on Malek Hefny Street, facing Sidi Bishr Square. It houses the technology citizen service centre, among the first in the Ministry of Local Development’s system in 2019. The district’s 2023 list names thirteen public and premium beaches on its coast, and it holds the Sidi Bishr Mosque, from the 19th century.
The district at a glance
The district’s vision and mission, as it publishes them on its official site.
To lead, and to be the reference, among all the districts of Alexandria Governorate in strategy, the economy, culture, development and the environment.
The shiakhas
Nine shiakhas: four in the city, on or near the sea, and five in the rural hinterland.
Sidi Bishr Bahari
سيدي بشر بحري
Between El Geish Road and Malek Hefny Bahari Street, from Sidi Bishr Mosque Street to Street 451
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 106,177
El Seyouf Bahari
السيوف بحري
Between El Geish Road and Malek Hefny Bahari Street, from El Iqbal Street to Sidi Bishr Mosque Street1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 115,029
Sidi Bishr Qibli
سيدي بشر قبلي
Between Malek Hefny Qibli Street and Mustafa Kamel Street, from Street 15 to Street 451
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 237,347
El Seyouf Qibli and Darbala
السيوف قبلي ودربالة
From Malek Hefny Qibli Street to the El Awayed ring road, between El Galaa and Gamila Bouhired Streets and Street 151
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 284,702
El Mansheya El Bahariya
المنشية البحرية
Between the Ezbet Zaqzouq and Ezbet Mohsen road to the north and the Mohsen El Kobra and Ezbet El Bahr road to the south, as far as the International Road at the Yanni canal1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 85,496
El Mohagerin
المهاجرين
On the Mahmoudiya canal road, from the Ezbet El Bahr road to the Ezbet El Maraghi road1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 84,309
El Qardahi
القرداحي
Between the International Road, the Yanni canal, the Ezbet Mirza and Qardahi road and Souq Street in Khourshid1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 15,874
El Tawfikiya
التوفيقية
Between the El Amyaa drain, the Ezbet Shaker road and the Khourshid road, to the end of basin 10 Tawfiqi1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 20,084
Khourshid El Bahariya
خورشيد البحرية
On the El Awayed to Kafr El Dawwar road, between the El Amyaa drain and the entrance to Ezbet El Maraghi1
- Population on 1 January 20222
- 148,984
Population figures are CAPMAS’s, per shiakha, and are not added into one total.
Egypt Government Excellence Award
Egypt’s best district, three times
The Egypt Government Excellence Award was launched in 2018 to encourage competition and excellence among civil servants and government bodies and to raise the standard of public services, as part of Egypt Vision 2030.
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
In the second round (2020), the district says it was among the five best districts in Egypt.
Timeline
The Sidi Bishr Mosque
19th century
The district’s table of archaeological and religious sites lists the Sidi Bishr Mosque, on the street named after it, as 19th-century, and the Turkish cemeteries in Sidi Bishr as an archaeological site.
El Montazah District
1982
El Montazah was separated from the East District in 1982 to become a district in its own right, with a rural hinterland of villages, hamlets and farmland.
The district headquarters
1986
The district’s present headquarters building went up in 1986, on Malek Hefny Street facing Sidi Bishr Square.
E-government
2003–2005
El Montazah launched full e-government at the end of 2003, together with its website, which won the State Award for websites in 2005.
Two districts
2013
Prime Ministerial decree 1189 of 2013 created El Montazah II out of El Montazah District, and the old district became El Montazah I.
The technology centre
2019
The district was one of the first three in which the Ministry of Local Development’s technology centre system began in 2019, and in the same year it took first place in the first round of the Egypt Government Excellence Award.
Two excellence awards
2023
In the third round of the Egypt Government Excellence Award, whose results were announced in March 2023, the district took first place among districts and its technology centre second place among technology centres.
First place for the district and its centre
2026
In the fourth round, whose results were announced on 26 January 2026, the district took first place among districts and its technology centre first place among technology centres.
From the district
The sections of the district’s official site, montazaonline.com, rewritten with their sources.
- The district’s administrationThe district’s heads since 2015, its 21 departments, its gardens and beaches.
- Mashrouak: loans for small projectsSoft loans from EGP 1,000 to 10 million, and a temporary licence for up to five years.
- The weekly public meetingEvery Wednesday at 10:30 at the district headquarters, by prior request.
- The child protection committeeTo report a child at risk: 03 5481536, or the child helpline 16000.
- Services for people with disabilitiesAudio guides for blind people and videos for deaf people on each service’s documents.
- Settling building violations: Law 187 of 2023Apply at the technology centre, through the “Tasaloh” app, or on the Local Government Services portal.
- Have your sayFour district surveys on its services, the technology centre and your ideas.
Our priorities
Four commitments that govern the district’s day-to-day decisions.
Automated, understandable service
Residents should know the documents their service needs before they visit the technology centre, and find the Local Government Services desk, electronic payment and a numbered queue waiting for them.
An open door every Wednesday
The weekly public meeting at the district headquarters, where residents’ complaints and requests are heard and followed up until they are resolved.
The countryside is part of the district
Service should reach the hamlets of the rural hinterland as it reaches Sidi Bishr: medical convoys, road paving, canal clearing and mosquito spraying.
Beaches for everyone
Clean, safe beaches in summer, from El Saraya to Miami and Gezirat El Dahab, with daily checks on crowding and cleanliness.