Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt · Africa
194,569
Population
Africa
Continent
Cairo
Timezone
EG
Country Code
Kafr El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: كفر الشيخ pronounced [kɑfɾ eʃˈʃeːx]) ("village of the Sheikh") is an Egyptian city and the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of 2023, the city had a population of around 186,857. Kafr El Sheikh was earlier known as Duminqun (Egyptian Arabic: دمينقون), but was officially named Fuadiyah or Fouadiyah (Egyptian Arabic: فؤاديه) in honour of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and...
Coordinates
31.1117°, 30.9399°
Region/State
Kafr el-Sheikh
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Country
Egypt
Region
Kafr el-Sheikh
Timezone
Africa/Cairo
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Population
194,569
