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Qallin

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Qallin is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate of Egypt. According to its English Wikipedia article the name of the city comes from the Coptic form of the name, which is probably a corruption of a personal name, Kalleinos, of Ancient Greek origin. The figures compiled by citypopulation.de show 29,422 residents at the 1996 census, 35,033 at the 2006 census, an estimated 45,164 in 2018 and an estimated 49,132 in mid 2023, so the city grew by about two thirds over those years.

Facts
Population
49,132 1
Climate Zone
Dry 2
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationCities and Towns table, 2023 estimate
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29,422 35,033 45,164 49,132
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.text
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desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo
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Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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Qallin (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead
    is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead, location in Egypt
    is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
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Egypt (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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