Qallin

Qallin
قلين
Qallin is located in Egypt
Qallin
Qallin
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°02′47″N 30°51′16″E / 31.04639°N 30.854581°E / 31.04639; 30.854581
Country Egypt
GovernorateKafr El Sheikh
Area
 • Total161.3 km2 (62.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total284,853
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Qallin (Arabic: قلين) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.[2]

The name of the city comes from Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛ, which is probably a corruption of a personal name Kalleinos (Ancient Greek: Καλλινος).[3]

  1. ^ a b "Qallīn (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "صدى البلد". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ Engsheden, Âke. Ancient Place-Names in the Governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh. Peeters. p. 345. ISBN 9789042941755.