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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]
Banha and several other settlements blend into the neighboring Cairo Governorate; as a result, parts of Qalyubia (particularly Shubra El Kheima) are generally considered to form part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area (along with Cairo governorate, Giza city and 6 October city).
[2] [3] Therefore, many places associated with the original, larger Shubra are known as belonging to it, even though administratively they lie in one of the other two districts. The larger Shubra is historically related to the city of Shubra El Kheima, although in the Qalyubiyya Governorate immediately to the north of Shubra, and contiguous to it.
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 ...
Markaz (county, pl. marakiz) and city (as capital) where head of markaz is head of the city, or independent city (madina, usually large cities e.g. Giza, Shubra al-Kheima). Districts ( ahyaa , singl. hayy , subdivisions of cities) and main villages (subdivisions of marakiz).
It comprises the entirety of the Cairo Governorate, the cities of Imbaba [b] and Giza in the Giza Governorate, and the city Shubra El Kheima in Qalyubia Governorate. [4] [5] Its definition can be expanded to include peri-urban areas and a number of new planned towns founded in the desert areas east and west of Cairo. [5]
Shubra El-Kheima ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲱ ϩⲃⲱ Saprō Hbō: [saˈproː əhˈβoː] Sabrō Ehwō: [saˈbroː əhˈwoː] A combination of "hamlet" (Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲣⲟ) and "cover, tent" (Coptic: ϩⲃⲱ). شبرا الخيمة Musturad ϯⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲣⲁⲧ ti-Moni en-Sorat: [təmɔˈni ənsoˈrat] di-Moni en-Sorat: [dəmoˈni ...
Shubra El-Kheima station is next to the train station of the same name. Giza station is located next to the train station of the same name. Cairo Transport Authority buses and private microbus services are also nearby. Access to Cairo International Airport is expected via transfer to Line 3 upon completion of Phase 4 in early 2020. [10]