Minya Governorate is one of the historical governorates of Egypt, and its capital is the city of Minya. It is a commercial and administrative center on the west bank of the Nile River. In addition to being an important market and financial center in Egypt, Minya has cotton gins, flour mills, a sugar refining factory, and carpet and rug manufacturing, and due to its connection to roads. And railways, it has become a transit point for tourists visiting Central Egypt. The governorate is considered one of the important agricultural governorates that feeds Egypt's local and international markets.