Map of Kafr az Zayyāt, Egypt

Kafr az Zayyāt is a city in Gharbia, Egypt, with a population of about 83,348. It lies at 30.8248°N, 30.8180°E. Kafr az Zayyāt is about 94 km (59 mi) northwest of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Basyūn, 13 km to the north.

Kafr az Zayyāt at a glance

Where is Kafr az Zayyāt?

• The 5th largest city in Gharbia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 09 min on the shortest day to 14 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kafr az Zayyāt

• Basyūn — 13 km north
• Kawm Ḩamādah — 13 km southwest
• Ītāy al Bārūd — 16 km northwest
• Tanta — 18 km east
• Talā — 20 km southeast
• Shubrākhīt — 25 km northwest
• Qillīn — 25 km north
• Ash Shuhadā’ — 27 km south
• Ad Dilinjāt — 27 km west
• As Sanţah — 31 km east

Largest cities in Gharbia

• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Zefta — 111,700
• Samannūd — 87,921
• Basyūn — 75,084
• As Sanţah — 45,813

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.