Shubra-el-khema

Shubra El-Kheima
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 Governorate
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

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 Al Qalyubiyah governerate 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 located in the north of Greater 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 1940s, but now it represents the great expansion of Greater Cairo to north and the big station of rural immigration, its population is around 3.5 millions persons or may be more.

Attractions

Shobra Elkheima hosts the famous Mohamed Ali Palace of Mehmet Ali pasha the Albanian leader of Egypt.

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