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Abū Qīr
Alexandria · Egypt
City population
37,997
#177
in Egypt
#3
in Alexandria
#14,614
worldwide
31.311, 30.061 · 179 km from Cairo
About Abū Qīr
Abū Qīr is a city in Alexandria, Egypt with a population of 37,997. It is the 177th largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, and the 14,614th largest worldwide. It lies 179 km from Cairo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Alexandria
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
31.311, 30.061
Record updated
2026-05-06
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 235 in EgyptClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.