Shubra El Kheima

Shubra El Kheima
شبرا الخيمة
Clockwise from top:
Shubrah Palace, Shubrah Palace Facade, Pigeon towers, Al-Qanatir
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
  Total
30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,240,289
  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]) 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. It forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area.