Kafr Saqr
30°47′47″N 31°37′34″E / 30.79639°N 31.62611°E
Kafr Saqr | |
|---|---|
  Kafr Saqr Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′47″N 31°37′34″E / 30.79639°N 31.62611°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sharqia Governorate |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.8 sq mi (178.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 294,765 |
| • Density | 4,284/sq mi (1,654/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr Saqr (Arabic: كفر صقر, lit. 'Village of the Hawk') is a city in the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt. It is one of the oldest centers and the seat of the markaz of Kafr Saqr.
Tilija (تليجه) is one of the important villages of the city.
Notable persons
[edit]- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar, cleric, and founder of the Quranists, who was exiled from Egypt, and lives in the United States as a political refugee.
- Ihab Abdelrahman,[2] an athlete
- Ghada Abdel Razek, an actress
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kafr Ṣaqr (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "إيهاب عبدالرحمن: حذاء مقطوع و29 جنيها أسباب وصولى للعالمية - بوابة الشروق" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
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