Kafr El Sheikh
كَفرُ الشَّيْخ | |
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  Kafr El Sheikh Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′42″N 30°56′45″E / 31.11167°N 30.94583°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| National day | 4th of November |
| Named for | A Sufi Saint |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | ~186,857 (Estimate) |
| • Egypt | 98.042.000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Area code | (+20) 47 |
| Website | http://www.kafrelsheikh.gov.eg |
Kafr El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: كَفرُ الشَّيْخ pronounced [kɑfɾ eʃˈʃeːx]) is an Egyptian city and the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of November 2006, the town had a population of around 500,000.[2]
Kafr El Sheikh was earlier known as Duminqun (Arabic: دُمِيْنقُون), but was officially named Fuadiyah or Fouadiyah (Arabic: فُؤادِيَّة) in honour of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr El Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief".[3][4][5] In 2006 the University of Kafr El Sheikh was established.
- ^ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Egypten. Accessed 11 November 2006.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ الأسعد بن مماتي. قوانين الدواوين.
- ^ Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. p. 56.