Al Maḩallah al Kubrá
City in Egypt: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
El Mahalla El Kobra gate: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá is a city in Egypt, in Gharbia. About 592,573 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Egypt in our atlas.
It lies at 30.97° N, 31.17° E, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Cairo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Maḩallah al Kubrá. Green dots: other major cities of Egypt. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (101°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (46°F). Around 76 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in EgyptNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Al Mansurah · 22 km
- Tanta · 26 km
- Zagazig · 53 km
- Al Khuşūş · 92 km
- Shubrā al Khaymah · 94 km
- Cairo · 101 km
- Giza · 107 km
- Ismailia · 113 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 360829 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q312723 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- El Mahalla El Kobra gate: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- SamannudNuhas: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mahalla weaving company -Egypt 1950s: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
