Shubra Khit

Place in Beheira Governorate, Egypt
Shubra Khit
شبراخيت
31°1′39″N 30°42′46″E / 31.02750°N 30.71278°E / 31.02750; 30.71278
Country Egypt
GovernorateBeheira Governorate
Area
[1]
 • 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 town 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.
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