Helwan

Helwan
حلوان
ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ
District of Cairo
Hayy Helwan
Farouk's palace
Farouk's palace
Helwan is located in Egypt
Helwan
Helwan
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°50′43″N 31°20′00″E / 29.84528°N 31.33333°E / 29.84528; 31.33333
CountryEgypt
GovernorateCairo
Area
 • Total25 sq mi (65 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total521,239
Time zoneUTC+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]

  1. ^ Emile, Amélineau (1893). La géographie de l'Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. p. 584.
  2. ^ "Southern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Minister of Justice Decree 272/1961". The Official Gazette. 1961. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "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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