Kafr ash Shaykh: facts

At a glance

• Country: Egypt
• Region: Kafr el-Sheikh
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 194,569
• Coordinates: 31.1117° N, 30.9399° E
• Time zone: Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (EGP)
• Distance to the capital, Cairo: 120 km (75 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sphinx International Airport (SPX): 112 km (69 mi), straight line
• Cairo International Airport (CAI): 119 km (74 mi), straight line
• Alexandria International Airport (HBE): 120 km (75 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Qillin: 11 km (7 mi)
• Ar Riyad: 14 km (9 mi)
• Sidi Ghazi: 15 km (10 mi)
• Qutur: 16 km (10 mi)
• Basyun: 23 km (14 mi)