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Shubrā al Khaymah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 07 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.1251 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 15 02 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.2505 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally a market town supplying Cairo with agricultural produce from delta area; became an industrial center when Muḥammad ʻAlī built first European-type factories & schools in 1820s; industries are cotton ginning & textile production. |
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| Shubrā al Khaymah (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Shubra el-Kheima (C,O)
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| Shubrâ El Kheima (C,V)
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| Shubrā al-Khaymah (C,V)
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| Shubra al-Khayma (NA,V)
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| شبرا الخيمة (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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since 1820s |
| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| market center (H) |
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until 1820s |
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