Where is Shubra El Kheima located?

The city is located in the Qalyubia Governorate in Egypt, specifically positioned north of the capital city, Cairo.

What is the population of Shubra El Kheima?

According to census data cited from November 11, 2006, the population was 1,025,569. Historical data from 1986 lists the population as 714,594.

When was the city founded?

The inception date of the city is recorded as the year 1832.

What are the geographic specifications of the city?

The city spans a total area of 270.680 square kilometres and is situated at an elevation of 26 metres. Its precise coordinates are 30.1286° latitude and 31.2422° longitude.

Shobra Elkhema

Egyptian city north of Cairo

City City Q269960

Facts

16 properties

Identity

Instance of: city, big city^[4]
Inception: 1832^[6]

Location

Country: Egypt^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 30.129°, 31.242°^[7]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Qalyubia Governorate^[2]

Population and size

Area: 270.680 km²^[11]
Elevation above sea level: 26 m^[10]
Population: 1,025,569, 714,594^[8]^[9]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1,025,569 · 714,594 GeoNames 1,240,289 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Located in time zone: UTC+02:00^[5]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata UTC+02:00 GeoNames Africa/Cairo edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

More facts +7

Located in: Qalyubia Governorate
Coordinates: 🗺️ 30.129°, 31.242°
Library of congress authority id: n84124127
National library of israel j9u id: 987007567031605171
Quora topic: Shubra-Al-Khaymah
Timezone: UTC+02:00
Viaf id: 145468037

🏷️ Also known as

en Shobra Elkhema ar شبرا الخيمه ar شبرا الخيمة cs Šubrá al-Chejma da Shubra al-Khayma de Schubra al-Chaima de Schubra el-Cheima el Σοπρα ελ Χέμα en-gb Shubra El-Kheima es Shubrā al-Khaymah fa شبرا الخیمه fa شبر الخیمه fr Shubra el Kheima he שוברא אל ח'ימה he שוברא אל-ח'ימה he שוברא אלחימה it Shubra El-Khema ja ショブラ・エル・ケイマ ja スブラエルケーマ ko 슈브라 엘 케이마

🔖 Identifiers · 14

VIAF cluster ID: 145468037
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n84124127
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 3-D Building on Google Map - panoramio.jpg ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: place/Shubra-al-Khaymah
Freebase ID: /m/0b5rzb
GNS Unique Feature ID: -302319
GeoNames ID: 349076
J9U entity ID: 987007567031605171
MusicBrainz area ID: 0323fc8c-f47d-4777-a135-a07e7a33e5e7
OpenStreetMap node ID: 768591737
Quora topic ID: Shubra-Al-Khaymah
SNARC ID: Wikidata item

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Topic's main category: Category:Shubra el-Kheima
Who's on First ID: 1293367477

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Instance of 2

city, big city

Contained subdivisions 1

Cairo Metro

Country 1

Egypt

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Qalyubia Governorate

Located in time zone 1

UTC+02:00

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Castel di Lama

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Summary

Shobra Elkhema is a city^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — country (P17): Egypt. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — instance of (P31): big city. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Qalyubia Governorate. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — located in time zone (P421): UTC+02:00. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — inception (P571): 1832. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 30.128611111111, 'lon': 31.242222222222}. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — population (P1082): {'amount': '+1025569'}. citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — population (P1082): {'amount': '+714594'}. citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — elevation above sea level (P2044): 26 m. geonames.org. geonames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Shobra Elkhema — area (P2046): 270.680 km². wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Shobra Elkhema is an instance of city (Q515) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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