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Shubra El-Kheima (Arabic: شبرا الخيمة; also spelled Shubra El Kheima, Shubra El Khayma, or Shubra elKhayma) is the fourth largest city in Egypt. It is located at around 30°7′43″N, 31°14′32″ECoordinates: 30°7′43″N, 31°14′32″E. The city is located in the north of Cairo and is part of its agglomeration, Greater Cairo. The city is known to be inhabitated by workers and their families who work in surrounding factories since the 1940's, but now it represents the great expansion of cairo to north and the big station of rural immigration, its population is around 3.5 millions persons or may be more.