Shubra El Kheima
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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}}{{Cite web |last=Peust |first=Carsten |title=Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten |url=http://www.peust.de/ortsnamen_original.pdf |page=89}}) 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.{{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}} It forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area.
History and demographics
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,{{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}} divided between two districts comprising five shiakhas (smallest non-administrative census blocks):{{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}}
- 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.
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! 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
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
= Mohamed Ali Pavilion =
Shubra El Kheima hosts the Fountain Pavilion of Mohamed Ali Pasha, built in 1821 as part of a palace complex that no longer exists.{{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}}{{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}} 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.
Gallery
Shubra el Kheima2.jpg|Nightview from the train station
Shubra el Kheima1.jpg|Shubra el-Kheima metro station
File:كنيسة سانت تريزا.jpg|Saint Theresa Church
Shubra El-Kheima 20110125.jpg|Protesters during 2011 Arab Spring
3-D Building on Google Map - panoramio.jpg| Panoramic view of Shubra on the Nile
References and Notes
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