Khanka, Egypt
City in Qalyubiyya, Egypt
Khanka الخانكة | |
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30°09′36″N 31°18′48″E / 30.160093°N 31.313349°E / 30.160093; 31.313349 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qalyubiyya |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 78,185 |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EST) |
Khanka (Arabic: الخانكة) is a city in the Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt. The city lies north of Cairo. Its population was estimated at about 78,000 people in 2018.[1] The name of the city comes from a Persian word meaning "monastery, convent" (Persian: خانقاه, "xânqâh").[2][3]
References
- ^ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypte. Göttingen. p. 102.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "خانقاه - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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