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Country
  
Egypt

Elevation
  
9 m (30 ft)

Area code(s)
  
(+20) 48

Population
  
186,345 (2012)

University
  
Menoufia University

Governorate
  
Monufia

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Saturday 1:31 PM

Metro population
  
630,000

Shibin El Kom

Weather
  
23°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 42% Humidity

Shibin el kom reportage 2008


Shibin El Kom (Egyptian Arabic: شبين الكوم‎‎ [ʃɪˈbiːn elˈkoːm], colloquially shortened to Shibin) is a city in Egypt's Nile Delta, and the capital of the Monufia Governorate.

Contents

Map of Shebeen El-Kom, Qism Shebeen El-Kom, Shebeen El-Kom, Monufia Governorate, Egypt

Facilities

While the city is not a new one, its infrastructure is being modernized. The most important central and local government offices are located in the city, as well as the main branches of Menoufia University. The city has several public and private schools, hospitals, a large stadium, a regional office of Telecom Egypt, organized trade unions, athletic teams, political parties and social organizations and a chamber of commerce.

Climate

Shibin's climate is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt.

The highest record temperature was 48 °C (118 °F) recorded on June 7, 1961 while the lowest record temperature was −3 °C (27 °F) recorded on January 23, 1996.

References

Shibin El Kom Wikipedia