Shubra El Kheima

Shubra El Kheima
شبرا الخيمة
View of the gardens on the Nile banks
Shubra El Kheima
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°07′43″N 31°14′32″E / 30.12861°N 31.24222°E / 30.12861; 31.24222
CountryEgypt
GovernorateQalyubia
Established1832
Area
 • Total
30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,240,289
 • Density41,300/km2 (107,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Shubra El Kheima, (Egyptian 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.