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'''Shubra El Kheima''', ({{lang-ar|شبرا الخيمة}}, {{IPA-arz|ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ|IPA}}) is the [[List of cities and towns in Egypt|fourth-largest city]] in [[Egypt]] after [[Cairo]], [[Giza]] and [[Alexandria]]. It is located in the [[Qalyubia Governorate]] along the northern edge of the [[Cairo Governorate]]. It forms part of the [[Greater Cairo]] [[urban area|agglomeration]].
'''Shubra El Kheima''', ({{langx|ar|شبرا الخيمة|lit=hamlet of the tent}}, {{IPA|arz|ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ|IPA}}, from {{Langx|cop|ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ|lit=hamlet of tent}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Peust |first=Carsten |title=Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten |url=http://www.peust.de/ortsnamen_original.pdf |page=89}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities and towns in Egypt|fourth-largest city]] in [[Egypt]] after [[Cairo]], [[Giza]] and [[Alexandria]]. It is located in the [[Qalyubia Governorate]] along the northern edge of the [[Cairo Governorate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shubra al-Kheima City |url=http://www.qaliobia.gov.eg/SitePages/cities/shobraelkhema/default.aspx |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.qaliobia.gov.eg}}</ref> It forms part of the [[Greater Cairo]] [[metropolitan area]].


==History and demographics==
==Demographics==
Shubra El Kheima was a village on the Nile where [[Muhammad Ali of Egypt|Mohamed Ali]] built a palace in its vicinity in 1908 as a rural retreat.
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. It is administered as two ''kism'' (wards):<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/egypt-admin.php Population data taken from the City Population website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220803/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/egypt-admin.php |date=2018-09-02 }}.</ref>


During the 20th Century, the area became primarily inhabited by workers and their families, as it became a major industrial hub.
* [[Shubra El Kheima 1]] 10.41 km2, 461,689 people, borders [[Nile River]], with city railway station
* [[Shubrā El Kheima 2]] 17.27 km2, 563,880 people, inland, includes Bahtim


Today, along with the cities of Cairo and Giza, Shubra al-Kheima makes up the contiguous [[metropolitan area]] of [[Greater Cairo]]. In the 2017 census it was home to 1,161,514 people,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions |url=https://www.cedejcapmas.org/adws/app/4d5b52dc-669d-11e9-b6a6-975656a88994/index.html |website=CEDEJ-CAPMAS}}</ref> divided between two districts comprising five shiakhas (smallest non-administrative census blocks):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative map of Shubra al-Kheima |url=http://www.qaliobia.gov.eg/SitePages/Shobra.aspx |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.qaliobia.gov.eg}}</ref>
Since the national 2017 census, there is a 3rd kism (Al Khusus) within the governorate. It is unknown if this will be rolled into Shubra El Kheima or be considered a separate ''city'', as municipal designations appears informal in Egypt. Using 2018 data (based on revised 2017 CAPMAS data projection), population of the two is 1,187,747 and 42,910 people per km2. The 3 kisms combined have 1,655,941 people with 46,764 people per km2.

* District 1: (''hayy awwal)'': 481,936 people.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Shiakha
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Code 2017
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Population
|-
|Shubrâ al-Khayma
|141001
|20,175
|-
|Bîjâm
|141002
|435,076
|-
|Damanhûr Shubrâ
|141003
|26,685
|}
*District 2 (''hayy thani)'': 679,578 people.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Shiakha
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Code 2017
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Population
|-
|Bahtîm
|141101
|545,540
|-
|Musṭurud
|141102
|134,038
|}


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
Shubra El Kheima is the northern terminus of [[Cairo Metro Line 2|Line 2]] of the [[Cairo Metro]].
Shubra El Kheima station serves the northern terminus of [[Cairo Metro Line 2|Line 2]] of the [[Cairo Metro]]. Near the metro station, there is also a station within the [[Egyptian National Railways]] system.


Shubra El Kheima is also served by taxis, CTA-owned and private buses, microbuses, and in the case of poorer districts, tuk tuks.
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==Landmarks ==
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=== Mohamed Ali Palace ===
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Shubra El Kheima hosts the Palace of [[Mohamed Ali Pasha]], the founder of modern Egypt. He chose an isolated palace or an official residence away from the Citadel in the district called Shubra, the construction of the palace began in 1808 and it was completed in 1821. The Palace of Mohammad Ali or Shubra Palace is distinguished by its style of decoration that mixes between the Islamic style of decoration and the European one.


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==Landmarks ==
Mohammed Ali's Palace is the first flourishing structures in Shubra. This palace was once involving about 13 building but the only remaining parts of it are the reception area, the fountain kios, the basin area and the garden that was provided with a collection of rare plants and some of them still exist and it is now a museum.
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=== Mohamed Ali Pavilion ===

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Shubra El Kheima hosts the Fountain Pavilion of [[Mohamed Ali Pasha]], built in 1821 as part of a palace complex that no longer exists.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Abd Al-Wahab |first=Hassan |date=1941 |title=Mohamed Ali's Palace, Shubra |url=https://www.archnet.org/publications/5873 |access-date= |website=Majallat al-Imarah |language=ar}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rafaat |first=Samir |date=December 2005 |title=RE-LAUNCH OF THE SHUBRA PAVILION |url=http://www.egy.com/landmarks/05-12-25.php |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=www.egy.com}}</ref> He chose an isolated palace or an official residence away from the Citadel in the district called Shubra, the construction of the palace began in 1808 and it was completed in 1821. The Palace of Mohammad Ali or Shubra Palace is distinguished by its style of decoration that mixes between the Islamic style of decoration and the European one.
The palace finally came under the authority of the [[Supreme Council of Antiquities]] in 1978. The most remarkable one is the drawing room which was used a dining room, a small garden was planted in each step of this scalar hill which was irrigated the waterwheel tower that was constructed to provide the gardens and the villa with fresh water.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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Shubra el Kheima2.jpg|Nightview from the train station
Shubra el Kheima2.jpg|Nightview from the train station
Shubra el Kheima1.jpg|Shubra el-Kheima train station
Shubra el Kheima1.jpg|Shubra el-Kheima metro station
File:كنيسة سانت تريزا.jpg|Saint Theresa Church
File:كنيسة سانت تريزا.jpg|Saint Theresa Church
Shubra El-Kheima 20110125.jpg|Protesters during [[2011 Arab Spring]]
Shubra El-Kheima 20110125.jpg|Protesters during [[2011 Arab Spring]]
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==References and Notes==
==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Districts of Greater Cairo]]
[[Category:Districts of Greater Cairo]]
[[Category:Populated places in Qalyubia Governorate]]
[[Category:Populated places in Qalyubiyya Governorate]]
[[Category:Metropolitan areas of Egypt]]
[[Category:Greater Cairo]]
[[Category:Cities in Egypt]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 23 October 2024

Not to be confused with the district of Shubra.
Shubra El Kheima
شبرا الخيمة
City
Clockwise from top:
Shubrah Palace, Shubrah Palace Facade, Pigeon towers, Al-Qanatir
Shubra El Kheima is located in Egypt
Shubra El Kheima
Shubra El Kheima
Location of Cairo within Egypt
Coordinates: 30°7′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E / 30.12861; 31.24222
CountryEgypt
GovernorateQalyubia
Area
[1]
 • Total30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,240,289
 • Density41,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Shubra El Kheima, (Arabic: شبرا الخيمة, lit. 'hamlet of the tent', IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ], from Coptic: ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ, lit. 'hamlet of tent'[2]) is the fourth-largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate along the northern edge of the Cairo Governorate.[3] It forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area.

History and demographics

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Shubra El Kheima was a village on the Nile where Mohamed Ali built a palace in its vicinity in 1908 as a rural retreat.

During the 20th Century, the area became primarily inhabited by workers and their families, as it became a major industrial hub.

Today, along with the cities of Cairo and Giza, Shubra al-Kheima makes up the contiguous metropolitan area of Greater Cairo. In the 2017 census it was home to 1,161,514 people,[4] divided between two districts comprising five shiakhas (smallest non-administrative census blocks):[5]

  • District 1: (hayy awwal): 481,936 people.
Shiakha Code 2017 Population
Shubrâ al-Khayma 141001 20,175
Bîjâm 141002 435,076
Damanhûr Shubrâ 141003 26,685
  • District 2 (hayy thani): 679,578 people.
Shiakha Code 2017 Population
Bahtîm 141101 545,540
Musṭurud 141102 134,038

Transportation

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Shubra El Kheima station serves the northern terminus of Line 2 of the Cairo Metro. Near the metro station, there is also a station within the Egyptian National Railways system.

Shubra El Kheima is also served by taxis, CTA-owned and private buses, microbuses, and in the case of poorer districts, tuk tuks.

Landmarks

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Mohamed Ali Pavilion

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Shubra El Kheima hosts the Fountain Pavilion of Mohamed Ali Pasha, built in 1821 as part of a palace complex that no longer exists.[6][7] He chose an isolated palace or an official residence away from the Citadel in the district called Shubra, the construction of the palace began in 1808 and it was completed in 1821. The Palace of Mohammad Ali or Shubra Palace is distinguished by its style of decoration that mixes between the Islamic style of decoration and the European one.

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  • Nightview from the train station
    Nightview from the train station
  • Shubra el-Kheima metro station
    Shubra el-Kheima metro station
  • Saint Theresa Church
    Saint Theresa Church
  • Protesters during 2011 Arab Spring
    Protesters during 2011 Arab Spring
  • Panoramic view of Shubra on the Nile
    Panoramic view of Shubra on the Nile

References and Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 89.
  3. ^ "Shubra al-Kheima City". www.qaliobia.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  4. ^ "2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions". CEDEJ-CAPMAS.
  5. ^ "Administrative map of Shubra al-Kheima". www.qaliobia.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  6. ^ Abd Al-Wahab, Hassan (1941). "Mohamed Ali's Palace, Shubra". Majallat al-Imarah (in Arabic).
  7. ^ Rafaat, Samir (December 2005). "RE-LAUNCH OF THE SHUBRA PAVILION". www.egy.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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