Shibīn al Qanāţir

Shibin El Qanater, previously known as Shaybin al-Qasr and Scenae Veteranorum is a region in situated in the center of the Qalyubia Governorate. Its population was 423,783 at the 2006 Census and comprises 36 villages.
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  • Type: Locality with 73,700 residents
  • Description: city in Egypt
  • Also known as: Shabīn al Qanātir”, “Shabir al-Kanatir”, “Shibin al Qanatir”, “Shibin El Qanater”, “Shibin el-Qanater”, and “Shibîn el-Qanâṭir

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leontopolis.

Archaeological site
is the Koine Greek name of a city that may correspond to either the modern area of Tell el Yehudiye or Tell el-Yahudiya. It was an ancient city of in the 13th nome of on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile.

Shibīn al Qanāţir

Latitude
30.3127° or 30° 18′ 46″ north
Longitude
31.3202° or 31° 19′ 13″ east
Population
73,700
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8G2H887C+33
Geo­Names ID
349156
Wiki­data ID
Q2663513
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Shibīn al Qanāţir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شبين القناطر
  • Arabic: مركز شبين القناطر
  • Asturian: Shibin el-Qanater
  • Cebuano: Shibīn al Qanāţir
  • Dutch: Shibin el-Qanater
  • French: Shibin el-Qanater
  • Georgian: შიბან ელ-ქანათერი
  • Georgian: შიბინ-ელ-კანატირი
  • Greek: Σιμπίν ελ Κανατίρ
  • Kazakh: Şïbïn-élʹ-Kanatïr qalası
  • Kazakh: Шибин-эль-Канатир қаласы
  • Kazakh: شىيبىين-ەل-كاناتىير قالاسى
  • Persian: شبین القناطر
  • Persian: شبین‌القناطر
  • Polish: Szibin al-Kanatir
  • Russian: Шибин-эль-Канатир
  • Russian: Шибин-эль-Канатыр
  • Swedish: Shibīn al Qanāţir
  • Zulu: Shibin El Qanater

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Minyat Shibīn and Ash Shawbak.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tell el-Yahoudieh and Tall al Yahūdīyah.

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