Helwan
حلوان ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ | |
|---|---|
District of Cairo | |
| Hayy Helwan | |
 Farouk's palace | |
  Helwan Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′43″N 31°20′00″E / 29.84528°N 31.33333°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 sq mi (65 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 521,239 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Helwan (Arabic: حلوان Ḥalwān, IPA: [ħalˈwaːn], Coptic: ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ, romanized: Halwan[1]) is a suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[2] The area of Helwan witnessed prehistoric, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Muslim era activity. More recently it was designated as a city until as late as the 1960s,[3] before it became contiguous with the city of Cairo and was incorporated as a district. For a brief period between April 2008 and April 2011 it was redesignated as a city, and served as the capital of the now defunct Helwan Governorate that was split from Cairo and Giza governorates, before being re-incorporated back into them.[4] The kism of Helwan had a population of 521,239 in the 2017 census.[5]
- ^ Emile, Amélineau (1893). La géographie de l'Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. p. 584.
- ^ "Southern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Minister of Justice Decree 272/1961". The Official Gazette. 1961. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Decree 63/2011". The Official Gazette. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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