Part of a series on
Egyptian Armed Forces
Administration
Ministry of Defense Ministry of Military Production Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Service branches
Egyptian Army Egyptian Navy Egyptian Air Force Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Armies and Military Areas
Western Military Region Northern Military Region Southern Military Region Central Military Region East Military Canal Zone Second Field Army Third Field Army
Special Forces
Egyptian Thunderbolt Forces Unit 777 Unit 999
Ranks of the Egyptian Military
Army officers Air Force officers Navy officers
History of the Egyptian military
Military of ancient Egypt List of wars involving Egypt List of conflicts in Egypt

The Central Military Region is one of the five military regions of the Egyptian Armed Forces and is headquartered in Cairo.

Structure[edit]

The current structure of the Central Military Region:

HQ, Central Military Region: Heliopolis, Greater Cairo

• Field HQ, Heliopolis, Central Military Region
• Field HQ, El Qanater, Central Military Region
  • Sub-Field HQ, Tanta, Central Military Region
  • Sub-Field HQ, Zagazig, Central Military Region
• Field HQ, Qom Ushim, El Fayum, Central Military Region
• Field HQ, Beni Suef, Central Military Region

It contains the following units:^[1]

• 2nd Mechanised Division (Highkestep, Cairo)
  • 120th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  • 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  • 56th Armored Brigade
  • 51st Med. Range Artillery Brigade
• 9th Armoured Division (Dahshur, southwest of Giza)
  • 71st Armored Brigade
  • 72nd Armored Brigade
  • 90th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  • 44th Med. Range Artillery Brigade
• 23rd Independent Armored Brigade^{[citation needed]}
• Two Engineer Brigades
• Two Long Range Artillery Brigades
• 9th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 10th Drone Reconnaissance Battalion

References[edit]