El Marg

El Marg (Arabic: المرج  pronounced [elˈmæɾɡ]) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo,[1] Egypt, bordering Qalyubia Governorate near Shubra El Kheima. It was separated from the El Salam district (to its south) on 1 April 1994. Its residential area is densely populated. It covers 16.94 square kilometers, with 251,589 people according to a 1996 census, increasing to 507,035 in 2006.[2] In 2017 El-Marg had 798,646 residents making it the most populous district in Cairo.[3]

El Marg was a royal property belonging to the Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate.[4]

Administrative subdivisions and population

El-Marg is subdivided into seven shiakhas.

El-Marg district map by shiakha.

In 2017, el-Marg had 798,646 residents across its seven shiakhas.[3]

Shiakha Code 2017 Population
`Izbat al-Nakhl al-sharqiyya 013504 119,923
Birkat al-Ḥâjj 013503 55,191
Kafr Abû Ṣîr (Birkat al-Naṣr) 013505 38,625
Kafr al-Bâshâ 013506 38,141
Kafr al-Shurafâ 013507 72,915
Marj al-baḥriyya, al- 013501 324,322
Marj al-qibliyya, al- 013502 149,529

References

  1. ^ "East Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Egypt: Administrative Division (Governorates and Districts) - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) (2017). "2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions". CEDEJ-CAPMAS. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ Maspero, Jean; Wiet, Gaston (1919). Matériaux pour servir à la géographie de l'Égypte. Cairo: Institut français d'archéologie orientale. p. 166.

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