Shubra (or Shobra, Shoubra) is an administrative region and forms a relatively small area that represents about one quarter of the district with the same name in

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. It neighbours the areas of Elsahel to the north, Sharabeya to the east,

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to the west, and Shobra tunnel and Cairo central railway station to the south, the latter of which separate Shobra from the

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area.

Notable residents

*In the 1940s and 1950s Nazir Gayyed (before becoming Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in 1971) was very active in his church and served as a Sunday School teacher, at Saint Anthony Church in Shobra. *Bishop Youssef (the first Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States) also served at Saint Anthony Church in Shobra. *Bishop Moussa (the first Bishop of youth) used to also serve in Shobra, before being a monk. *Diplomat

Riyad Ghali Riyad Ghali (born Riyad Bishay Ghali; 11 February 191912 July 1987) was the husband of Fathia Ghali the youngest daughter of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri. Marriage, divorce and death While in the United States, Riad Ghali married Princess Fathi ...

was born here (1919-1987), and married princess

Fathia Ghali Princess Fathia (; 17 December 1930 – 10 December 1976) was the youngest daughter of Fuad I of Egypt and Nazli Sabri, and the youngest sister of Farouk I. Early life Fathia was born on 17 December 1930 at the Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba, Cai ...

in 1950. *Father Mikhail Ibrahim also served in Saint Mark Church in Shobra. *Egyptian-Italian-French singer

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some ...

was born here in 1933.DalidaFoxy Tunes

References

Districts of Cairo {{Egypt-geo-stub