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Kafr ash Shaykh
City population
194,569
#35
in Egypt
#1
in Kafr el-Sheikh
#2,983
worldwide
31.112, 30.940 · 120 km from Cairo
About Kafr ash Shaykh
Kafr ash Shaykh is a city in Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt with a population of 194,569. It is the 35th largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, and the 2,983rd largest worldwide. It lies 120 km from Cairo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 12
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
31.112, 30.940
Record updated
2023-11-29
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.