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Shubrā al Khaymah

Qalyubia · Egypt
City population
1,240,289
#4
in Egypt
#1
in Qalyubia
#421
worldwide
CairoShubrā al Khaymah
30.125, 31.251 · 7 km from Cairo
City population
1,240,289
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Egypt
#4
of 235 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#421
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Egypt
1.0%
of the national population

About Shubrā al Khaymah

The largest city of Qalyubia by population, it holds 1,240,289 residents and accounts for 1% of Egypt's total. Located 7 km from Cairo, it sits among a cluster of cities in the region: Al Khuşūş (488,904) lies 7 km away, Qalyub (156,363) at 7 km, and Awsīm (94,174) at 11 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Egypt
#4of 235
LargestSmallest
Position in Qalyubia
#1of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Egypt
Region
Qalyubia
Rank in region
#1of 10
Distance to capital
7 km
to Cairo
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
30.125, 31.251
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 Egypt

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMAl Khuşūş489K people7KMCairo9.61M people7KMQalyub156K people11KMAwsīm94K people13KMAl Qanāţir al Khayrīyah84K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Shubrā al Khaymah1.24M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shubrā al Khaymah compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Shubrā al Khaymah1.24M

Shubrā al Khaymah Population FAQ

What is the population of Shubrā al Khaymah?

Shubrā al Khaymah has a city population of 1,240,289. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shubrā al Khaymah?

Shubrā al Khaymah is in Qalyubia, Egypt, 7 km from the capital, Cairo. Its coordinates are 30.125, 31.251.

How big is Shubrā al Khaymah compared with other cities in Egypt?

It is the 4th largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, holding 1.0% of the national population.

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