Shubra El Kheima
شبرا الخيمة | |
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    Clockwise from top: Shubrah Palace, Shubrah Palace Facade, Pigeon towers, Al-Qanatir | |
  Shubra El Kheima Location of Cairo within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Qalyubia |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,240,289 |
| • Density | 41,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Shubra El Kheima, (Arabic: شبرا الخيمة, lit. 'hamlet of the tent', IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ], from Coptic: ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ, lit. 'hamlet of tent'[2]) is the fourth-largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate along the northern edge of the Cairo Governorate.[3] It forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area.
- ^ a b c "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 89.
- ^ "Shubra al-Kheima City". www.qaliobia.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-02-12.