Khanka,_Egypt

Khanka, Egypt

Khanka, Egypt

City in Qalyubiyya, Egypt

Khanka (Arabic: الخانكة) is a city in the Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt. The city lies north of Cairo. Its population was estimated at about 78,000 people in 2018.[1] The name of the city comes from a Persian word meaning "monastery, convent" (Persian: خانقاه, "xânqâh").[2][3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. [2]
    Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypte. Göttingen. p. 102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. [3]
    "خانقاه - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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