Egypt license plates
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Plate types
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Since 2008 Egyptian plates have two tiers: a coloured band on top with EGYPT and مصر, and below it digits on the left and one to three Arabic letters on the right. The band colour shows the vehicle type (light blue for private cars, orange for taxis, red for trucks), not the region. The governorate is given by the first letter or pair of letters: س is Alexandria, ق Qalyubia, ط س Suez, ص ق Luxor; the remaining letters are random. Cairo and Giza have no letter of their own and are recognised by the format: three digits and three letters in Cairo, four digits and two letters in Giza.
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Region codes
27 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| CairoLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| GizaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| BeheiraLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| New ValleyLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| MatruhLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| DakahliaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| SharqiaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| AlexandriaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| QenaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Luxor | |
| AswanLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| North SinaiLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| South Sinai | |
| DamiettaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Red SeaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| SuezLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| IsmailiaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Port SaidLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| GharbiaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| FaiyumLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| QalyubiaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Kafr el-SheikhLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Monufia | |
| MinyaLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| SohagLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| Beni SuefLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. | |
| AsyutLatin abbreviation of the governorate on pre-2008 plates. They are no longer issued, but old ones are still on the road. |
History
The current plates were introduced in August 2008. Before that, plates were purely numeric and issued by governorate, with the vehicle type written out in Arabic (ملاكي for private, أجرة for taxi). Some older plates carried a Latin abbreviation of the governorate on the left: ALX for Alexandria, C for Cairo, GZ for Giza, PTS for Port Said.
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