Shubra El-Kheima

Shubra El-Kheima شبرا الخيمة
Shubra El-Kheima Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E / 30.12861; 31.24222
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Al Qalyubiyah
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,099,354
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)

Shubra El-Kheima^{[note 1]} (Arabic: شبرا الخيمة‎ Šobra el-Ḵēma , IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ]) is the fourth largest city in Egypt. It is located in the Al Qalyubiyah governorate around 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E / 30.12861; 31.24222Coordinates: 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E / 30.12861; 31.24222. 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.

Transportation

Shubra El-Kheima is the northern terminus of Line 2 of the Cairo Metro.

Landmarks

Shubra El-Kheima hosts the famous Mohamed Ali Palace of Mehmet Ali pasha, the Albanian leader of Egypt.

Notes

v t e Egypt's largest cities by population Cairo Alexandria Giza Shubra El-Kheima Port Said Suez El-Mahalla El-Kubra Luxor Asyut Mansoura Tanta Faiyum Zagazig Ismaïlia Kafr el-Dawwar Aswan Qena Damanhour Minya Sohag Beni Suef Shibin El Kom Banha Edfu Talkha Kafr el-Sheikh Mallawi Dikirnis Bilbeis Arish

v t e Districts and suburbs of Greater Cairo Cairo Governorate Abbassia Ain Shams Azbakeya Bulaq Daher El-Manial El-Marg Helwan 15 May Mokattam City of the Dead Manshiyat Naser Nasr City El-Quba Rhoda El-Sakakini Shobra Shobra neighborhood Elsahel Road El Farag Zeitoun Historical Coptic Cairo Downtown Cairo Faggala Fustat Islamic Cairo Mataria Old Cairo Affluent Garden City Heliopolis Maadi Sheraton Zamalek Newly planned Madinaty New Cairo el Banafseg Yasmin el Tagamoa el Khames Rehab Sehraya Shorouk Badr Future New Heliopolis Giza Governorate Giza Agouza el Warraq Feisal Giza (district) Haram Imbaba Historical Kerdasa Affluent Dokki Mohandessin Newly planned 6 October City Dreamland Palm Hills Sheik Zayed Qalyubia Shubra El-Kheima Newly planned Obour