Qalyub
30°11′59″N 31°12′19″E / 30.19972°N 31.20528°E
Qalyub
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Qalyub (
Name
The name of the city comes from a Greek personal name
Overview
Qalyub is the commercial center for a significant agricultural region, and some records indicate that Qalyub has had a farmer's market, regularly, for close to one thousand years.[6]
The people of Qalyub have often proven to be self-reliant like in 1905 when they built their own 500-bed hospital with no help from the state.[7] Years later, the community received money from USAID for the hospital and the school, however, as in many rural villages, the Ministry of Social Affairs angered residents for not doing enough for them.[7] In 1982, the Basic Village Service Program (BVS), under the auspices of USAID, had twenty-five water projects slated for Qalyub.[8]
On February 13, 2005, Qalyub was the location of a politically significant strike over the benefits and the privatization of the Qalyub Spinning Company.[9]
Qalyub was the site of the Qalyoub train collision in August 2006.[10]
Tuk-tuks, small cars, with government-issued license plates, can be seen in modern-day Qalyub as the district has seen a more than average increase in population growth.[4]
Other
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References
- ^ a b c "Qalyūb (Kism (fully urban), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. p.71
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6097-7. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9789774165535. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Calliope | Greek Muse". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ISBN 9789774244834. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9780813012902. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Egypt: The Basic Village Services Program" (PDF). USAID. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ISBN 9781844678754.
- ^ El Gundy, Zeinab; Abdel-Baky, Mohamed (January 15, 2013). "Deadly train accidents in Egypt: A Timeline (1992 - 2012)". ahram online. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ISBN 9780080920368. Retrieved 21 November 2016.