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 | 4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Kafr Saqr (Arabic: كفر صقر, lit. 'Village of the Hawk') is one of the oldest centers and the seat of a markaz, markaz Kafr Saqr of the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt.
Tilija (تليجه)village is one of the important villages at the city.
Notable persons
- 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.
- Abdallah Abdel Maguid Ahmed Badawi, a local native and an agricultural engineer. First president of Kafr Sakr City council by appointment by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
- Mahmoud Waked El-Sayed Ahmed, a founder of a software company.
- Ihab Abdelrahman,[2] an athlete
- Ghada Abdel Razek, an actress
See also
References
- 1 2 "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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