Shubra El-Kheima
Not to be confused with the district of
Shobra.
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 in the Al Qalyubiyah governerate around . The city is situated in the north of Cairo and is part of its agglomeration of Greater Cairo.
Demographics
Shubra El-Kheima was primarily inhabited by workers (and their families), who have worked in surrounding factories since the 1940s. However, recently it contains the great expansion of Greater Cairo towards the north as a consequence of migration from rural areas. Its population was 1,016,722 at the 2006 Census.
Landmarks
Shubra El-Kheima hosts the famous Mohamed Ali Palace of Mehmet Ali pasha, the Albanian leader of Egypt.
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Egypt's Largest cities by population
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