Hihya () is a city in the
Sharqia Governorate
Sharqia (, , ; ) is the third most populous of the 27 governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
Overview
Bilbeis is the former capital of Sharqia. A section of the governorate once ...
, Egypt. It had a population of 66,702 in the 2017 census.
The 1885 Egyptian census recorded Hihya as a
nahiyah
A nāḥiyah ( , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiyeh, nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level divisi ...
in the district of Sawaleh in
Sharqia Governorate
Sharqia (, , ; ) is the third most populous of the 27 governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
Overview
Bilbeis is the former capital of Sharqia. A section of the governorate once ...
; at that time, the population of the city was 4,011 (2,009 men and 2,002 women).
Notable people
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Sama El Masry, an Egyptian dancer.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Egypt
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* 10th of Ramadan
* 15th of May (city), 15th of May
* 6th of October (city), 6th of October
A
* Abu El Matamir
* Abu Hummus
* Abu Tesht
* Abu Tig
* Akhmim
* Al Khankah
* Alexandria
* Arish
* Ashmoun
* Aswan
* Awsim
* Ain Sokhna
B
* ...
References
Populated places in Sharqia Governorate
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