New Valley Governorate
New Valley Governorate | |
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New Valley Governorate on the map of Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 24°32′44″N 27°10′24″E / 24.54556°N 27.17333°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Seat | Kharga |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammed El-Zamalot |
| Area | |
• Total | 440,098 km2 (169,923 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
• Total | 270,854 |
| • Density | 0.60/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | EGP 17 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | EG-WAD |
| HDI (2021) | 0.738 high · 10th |
| Website | www |
New Valley (or El Wadi El Gedid (Arabic: محافظة الوادي الجديد [moˈħɑfzet elˈwæːdi lɡɪˈdiːd], Muḥāfaẓah al Wādī al Jadīd)) is a governorate of Egypt. It is in the southwestern part of the country, in the south of Egypt Western Desert (part of the Sahara Desert), between the Nile, northern Sudan, and southeastern Libya.
Comprising roughly half of Egypt's area, this governorate is the country's largest and most sparsely populated, and one of the largest country subdivisions in the world. The capital is Kharga. New Valley Governorate is named after the New Valley Project, which aims to irrigate parts of the Western Desert.