Shubra

Shubra is a district of , and it is one of eight districts that make up the Northern Area. Administratively it used to cover the entire area of the three districts of Shubra, , and , until it was broken up in 1988.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in Cairo
  • Also known as: “Shobra”, “Shubrā”, and “شبرا القاهره مصر”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ramses Railway Station and Coptic Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of , .

Hospital
Photo: ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2, CC0.

Photo: Mohamed abdelzaher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Habib Pasha El is a palace in the al-Zahir district of , Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Daher and Boulaq.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a district in the Western Area of , .

Suburb
Photo: iyasser .com, CC BY 2.0.
, is a district of , in .

Neighborhood
of Cairo is a district in the Northern Area of , .

Shubra

Latitude
30.074° or 30° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
31.249° or 31° 14′ 56″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8G2H36FX+HH
Geo­Names ID
349080
Wiki­data ID
Q2096164
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Shubra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبرا”
  • Dutch: “Shubra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شبرا”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝubra”
  • French: “Shoubra”
  • German: “Shubra”
  • Hebrew: “שוברא”
  • Irish: “Shubra”
  • Japanese: “シュブラ”
  • Persian: “شبرا”
  • Swedish: “Shobra”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Sharabia and Jazīrat Badrān.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mustashfá Shubrā al ‘Āmm and Mustashfá ar Rā‘ī aş Şāliḩ.

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