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31°1′39″N 30°42′46″E / 31.02750°N 30.71278°E / 31.02750; 30.71278
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Shubra Khit
شبراخيت
Shubra Khit is located in Egypt
Shubra Khit
Shubra Khit
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°1′39″N 30°42′46″E / 31.02750°N 30.71278°E / 31.02750; 30.71278
Country  Egypt
Governorate Beheira Governorate
Area
 • Total195.9 km2 (75.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total295,777
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)

Shubra Khit ( Arabic: شبراخيت, from Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲣⲟ ϧⲏⲧ, lit.'northern hamlet' [2]) is a village in Beheira Governorate in Egypt, which is famous for being the place of the " Battle of Shubra Khit" between the army of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Mamluk cavalry under Murad Bey on July 13, 1798. [3]

Shubra Khit had a population of 28,505 in the 2017 census. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shubrākhīt (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 102.
  3. ^ "Napoleonic Wars: Battle of the Pyramids, Page 3". HistoryNet. July 31, 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  4. ^ "The population of the governorates of Egypt according to census results". City Population.