Map of Shubrā al Khaymah, Egypt

Shubrā al Khaymah is a city in Qalyubia, Egypt, with a population of about 1,240,289. It lies at 30.1251°N, 31.2505°E. Shubrā al Khaymah is about 7 km (4 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Khuşūş, 7 km to the northeast.

Shubrā al Khaymah at a glance

Where is Shubrā al Khaymah?

• The 4th largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• The largest city in Qalyubia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 12 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shubrā al Khaymah

• Al Khuşūş — 7 km northeast
• Cairo — 7 km south
• Qalyub — 7 km northwest
• Awsīm — 11 km west
• Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah — 13 km northwest
• Giza — 13 km south
• Al Khānkah — 15 km northeast
• Kirdāsah — 17 km southwest
• Qahā — 18 km north
• Abū an Numrus — 20 km south

Largest cities in Qalyubia

• Al Khuşūş — 488,904
• Banhā — 182,254
• Qalyub — 156,363
• Al-'Ubūr — 138,987
• Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah — 83,568
• Al Khānkah — 81,646
• Shibīn al Qanāţir — 73,711
• Ţūkh — 52,593
• Qahā — 36,225

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669
• Al Fayyum — 519,047

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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.