Kafr El Sheikh

#227 among destinations in Egypt

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Kafr El Sheikh is an Egyptian city and the capital of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of November 2006, the town had a population of around half- a million. ()

Local name: كفر الشيخ Coordinates: 31°6'40"N, 30°56'24"E

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Kafr El Sheikh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sakha, Egypt, Kafr El Sheikh University.

1.6 miS
Town, Ruins
Sakha, Egypt
42 min walk • Sakha, also known by the ancient name of Xois is a town in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate of Egypt. Located near the center of the Nile Delta, it is a city of great antiquity, identified with the ancient Egyptian city of Ḫꜣsww.
1.1 miSE
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Kafr El Sheikh University
27 min walk • Kafr El Sheikh University is an Egyptian university established in 2006, located at Kafr El Sheikh, in the middle of the Nile Delta.