Qalyub
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قليوب Qalyub |
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 12 ′ N , 31 ° 12 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Egypt | ||
| al-Qalyubiyya | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | EG-KB | ||
| height | 27 m | ||
| Residents | 149,737 (2018) | ||
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Qalyub ( Arabic قليوب, DMG Qalyūb ) is a city in the Nile Delta of Egypt within the governorate al-Qalyubiyya with approx. 150,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the northern part of the agglomeration of Cairo and therefore has an above-average population growth. Qalyub is the trading center for a significant agricultural region, and some records suggest that Qalyub has had a regular farmers market for nearly a thousand years.
In 2015, 58 people died in the Qaliub railway accident in the city.
climate
According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , Qalyub has a hot desert climate (Bhw). The annual average temperature is 21 degrees Celsius. About 22 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1996 | 77,081 |
| 2006 | 107,303 |
| 2018 | 149,737 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Qalyub climate: average temperature, weather by month, Qalyub weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .