Qalyub

Qalyub (Arabic: قليوب‎) is a toun in the Qalyubia Govrenorate o Egyp, in the northren pairt o the Cairo metropolitan aurie, at the stairt o the Nile Delta. In 1986, its population wis 84,413 an grew tae 106,804 bi 2006.

Qalyub
Qalyub Location in Egyp
Coordinates: 30°11′59″N 31°12′19″E
Kintra	Egyp
Govrenorate	Qalyubia
Population  (2006)
• Total	106,804
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Owerview

Qalyub is the commercial center for a significant agricultural region, an hooses the printin press for the Al-Ahram newspaper. It is said tae hae been built uisin materials taken frae auncient Heliopolis, a few miles away.

On 13 Februar 2005, Qalyub wis the location o a poleetically significant strike ower the benefits an the privatization o the Qalyub Spinning Company.

Qalyub virus (QYBV) is a member o the Bunyaviridae group o vertebrate-infectin viruses an wis named efter the toun.

Transport

Qalyub wis the steid o the Qalyoub rail crash in August 2006.

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