Kafr El Sheikh
Kafr El Sheikh
كفر الشيخ Kafr esh-shekh | |
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Kafr El Sheikh in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate of Egypt | |
Kafr El Sheikh Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′42″N 30°56′45″E / 31.11167°N 30.94583°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| National day | 4th of November |
| Named after | A Sufi Saint |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | ~186,857 (Estimate) |
| • Density | 9,600/km2 (24,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33511 |
| Area code | (+20) 47 |
| Website | http://www.kafrelsheikh.gov.eg |
Kafr El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: كفر الشيخ pronounced [kɑfɾ eʃˈʃeːx]) ("village of the Sheikh") is an Egyptian city and the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of 2023, the city had a population of around 186,857.
Kafr El Sheikh was earlier known as Duminqun (Egyptian Arabic: دمينقون), but was officially named Fuadiyah or Fouadiyah (Egyptian Arabic: فؤاديه) in honour of King Fuad I of Egypt. After the 1952 Revolution and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy, the governorate took the name of its capital city Kafr El Sheikh. This name, adopted in 1955, means "the village of the chief". In 2006 the University of Kafr El Sheikh was established.