Qallin
City in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
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Qallin (Arabic: قلين) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.[2]
Qallin
قلين | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 31.04639°N 30.854581°E | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.3 km2 (62.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 284,853 |
| • Density | 1,766/km2 (4,574/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The name of the city comes from Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛ, which is probably a corruption of a personal name Kalleinos (Ancient Greek: Καλλινος).[3]