Country Egypt Elevation 17 m (56 ft) Area code(s) (+20) 47 Local time Friday 5:57 PM | Governorate Kafr El Sheikh Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 160,266 (2012) University Kafrelsheikh University | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Kafr El Sheikh (Arabic: كفر الشيخ [kɑfɾ eʃˈʃeːx]) is the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.
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- Map of Kafr El Shaikh Qism Kafr El Shaikh Kafr El Shaikh Gharbia Governorate Egypt
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- Geography
- Population
- Factories
- Climate
- Notable people
- References
Map of Kafr El-Shaikh, Qism Kafr El-Shaikh, Kafr El-Shaikh, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
Kafr El Sheikh was earlier known as Denqiun, and has been settled for thousands of years. In 2006 the University of Kafr El Sheikh was established.
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Geography
Kafr El Sheikh is located in the southern side of the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, it is famous for agriculture, escpecially the production of rice. The city is surrounded to the east by the villages of Qantara and Sawalha which are separated by a small Canal.
Population
The population of the city, according to a census from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, is 147,393. Kafr El Sheikh, is the fourth largest city in the Nile Delta.
Factories
Kafr El Sheikh is the home to various factories, including a rice mill, a poultry forage factory and a sugar beet factory.
Climate
Kafr el-Sheikh is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh).