Kafr Shukr, Egypt
قرية تصفا - كفر شكر
Kafr Shukr is a town of 30,948 people in Monufia, Egypt.
Why visit Kafr Shukr
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About Kafr Shukr
Kafr Shukr (Arabic: كفر شكر) is a markaz with a corresponding eponymous capital town in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt.
From the Wikipedia article Kafr Shukr (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Kafr Shukr was established in the year 1228 AH, corresponding to 1830 AD, by Mr. "Shukr bin Ibrahim" from the village of Isnit (Isnit is a village that extends its history to the Pharaonic era, where it was known in the past as "Zint" and remained present with its name distorted until it was known during the reign of Muhammad Ali as Asnit).
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Quwaysinā 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Zagazig 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Tanta 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Al-'Ubūr 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Cairo 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Al Mansurah 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Giza 60 km south, about 1 h by car
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