Shubra El-Kheima
Shubra El-Kheima شبرا الخيمة | |
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Ceety | |
  Shubra El-Kheima Location in Egyp | |
| Coordinates: 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E | |
| Kintra |  Egyp |
| Govrenorate | Al Qalyubiyah |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,016,722 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Shubra El-Kheima (Arabic: شبرا الخيمة; spelt Shubra El Kheima, Shubra El Khayma, or Shubra elKhayma an aw) is the fowert lairgest ceety in Egyp. It is locatit at Al Qalyubiyah govrenorate. The ceety is locatit in the north o Greater Cairo an is pairt o its agglomeration, Greater Cairo. The ceety is kent tae be inhabitatit bi wirkers (an thair families) who hae wirked in surroondin factories syne the 1940s, but nou it represents the great expansion o Greater Cairo tae the north an the big station o rural immigration. Its population is aroond 3.5 million.
Attractions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Shobra Elkheima hosts the famous Mohamed Ali Palace o Mehmet Ali pasha the Albanian leader o Egyp.