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Population74,823
GeoNames
Local nameههيا
RegionSharqia
Elevation14 m
46 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportCairo International Airport (CAI)
64 km
Weather in Hihyā
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About Hihyā
Hihya (Arabic: ههيا) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It had a population of 66,702 in the 2017 census.
From the Wikipedia article Hihya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Hihyā
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Zagazig 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Quwaysinā 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Al Mansurah 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 44 km south, about 44 min by car
- Ţalkhā 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Al-'Ubūr 50 km south, about 50 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- Tanta 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 69 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cairo 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Osama elabaseri house - panoramio, smsm26, CC BY 3.0
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