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Khanka, Egypt

Coordinates: 30°09′36″N 31°18′48″E / 30.160093°N 31.313349°E / 30.160093; 31.313349
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Khanka
الخانكة
Khanka is located in Egypt
Khanka
Khanka
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°09′36″N 31°18′48″E / 30.160093°N 31.313349°E / 30.160093; 31.313349
Country Egypt
GovernorateQalyubiyya
Population
 (2018)
 • Total78,185
Time zoneUTC+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 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

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  1. ^ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypte. Göttingen. p. 102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "خانقاه - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.