About
On the sea from El Max to Sidi Kerir
The district in brief
El Agamy District is Alexandria’s west on the Mediterranean, from El Max garden to coastal km 34.200 at Sidi Kerir. Its eastern edge runs from El Max garden past the Haras El Hodoud stadium, the line with West District; its southern edge is the Taamir axis, the line with El Amreya District; its western edge is the Sidi Kerir to airport road, the line with Borg El Arab, as the district’s page on the Alexandria Governorate portal sets them.
The district was created by Prime Minister’s decree 2426 of 2007, split from El Amreya District, over the area of Dekheila police qism. It holds seven shiakhas: El Max, El Dekheila, El Bitash East, El Bitash West, El Agamy El Bahariya, El Zeraa El Bahary and El Agamy Qibli (Umm Zeghio).12
The district headquarters on the Alexandria to Matrouh road at El Bitash and its technology citizen service centre take residents’ requests; call the district on 03 3086404 to confirm the address before you visit. The district holds a weekly public meeting on Tuesdays in the meeting hall of its headquarters. Along its coast are the beaches of El Agamy and the old El Max lighthouse, and at El Max stands the Haras El Hodoud stadium.
The district in numbers
7
Shiakhas
608,674
Residents on 1 January 2018
18+
Years since the district was created (2007)
The shiakhas as in the district’s boundary document; the population as the governorate gives it for all the district’s units, Kerir among them; the year it was created from the decree creating it231
The district at a glance
Our vision for clearer services, protected heritage and a district that welcomes residents and visitors.
A safe, orderly district where every resident gets their service easily and clearly, with clean streets and beaches open to its people and visitors.
The seven shiakhas
One qism, Dekheila, with its seven shiakhas.
El Max
المكس
El Max village, Wadi El Qamar and the Haras El Hodoud stadium
El Dekheila
الدخيلة
El Dekheila El Bahariya and El Dekheila El Gabal, El Shandidi and the Dekheila corniche
El Bitash East
البيطاش شرق
The El Bitash coast and Shahr El Asal
El Bitash West
البيطاش غرب
The west of El Bitash, on the sea
El Agamy El Bahariya
العجمي البحرية
El Hanoville, Abu Yusuf and El Agamy Specialised Hospital
El Zeraa El Bahary
الذراع البحري
Km 21, Abu Talat, 6 October and Sidi Kerir village
El Agamy Qibli (Umm Zeghio)
العجمي قبلي (أم زغيو)
Umm Zeghio and El Hanoville Qibli
The lines on the district map are approximate, from the shiakha data OCHA publishes from CAPMAS. That data puts El Zeraa El Bahary and El Agamy Qibli in El Amreya qism, while Alexandria Governorate’s documents from 2018 to 2026 place both in El Agamy District, and the site follows the governorate. The strip between El Zeraa El Bahary and the Sidi Kerir to airport road is not drawn on the map.2
Timeline
The El Max lighthouse
1894
The El Max lighthouse was built on a small rocky island off the El Max shore, 11 metres tall, and was taken out of service in 1908. It can be reached only by boat, and its tower is closed.
Halawa House
1975
Halawa House was finished on the El Agamy shore, designed by the architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and named after its client, Esmat Ahmed Halawa. It is a private home, not open to visitors.
The Africa Cup of Nations
2006
The Haras El Hodoud stadium at El Max hosted matches of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations; it holds about 22,000 spectators.
The district created
2007
Prime Minister’s decree 2426 of 2007 created El Agamy District, split from El Amreya District; it was published in the Official Gazette on 8 November 2007.
The seven shiakhas
2016
In January 2016 Alexandria Governorate published El Agamy District’s document: Dekheila qism, its seven shiakhas and their limits.
The district’s people
2018
The governorate put El Agamy District’s population at 608,674 on 1 January 2018.
Al Fath Street
2026
In July 2026 work began to pave and widen Al Fath Street over 650 metres, linking the international coast road with the Alexandria to Matrouh road; its eastern side was finished in October 2026.
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 reconciliation files, shop licences and complaints handled in one place.
Orderly streets
Clearing encroachments and unlicensed adverts on the Alexandria to Matrouh road, Hanoville Street and the Dekheila corniche, and inspecting shops with the regulators.
Ready for the rains
Clearing drains and gullies with the sewerage company before winter, and keeping street lights and gardens up across the seven shiakhas.
An open door for residents
The weekly public meeting on Tuesdays at the district headquarters, and taking part in the governor’s public meeting for the western sector in the third week of each month.
Sources
- 1Prime Minister’s decree 2426 of 2007 creating El Agamy District in Alexandria Governorate (opens in a new tab).
- 2Alexandria Governorate: El Agamy District, its divisions and the boundaries of its shiakhas (January 2016) (opens in a new tab).
- 3Alexandria Governorate: El Agamy District, service sectors in 2018 (opens in a new tab), page 3.