30°14′29″N 31°24′40″E / 30.2415°N 31.411°E
Abu Zaabal or Abu Za'bal ( Arabic: أبو زعبل, ALA-LC: Abū Zaʻbal ) (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æbuˈzæʕbæl]) is a huge industrial settlement in Egypt and one of the villages of Al-Khanka Administrative Center in the Qalyubia Governorate in the Egyptian Republic. [1]
Abu Zaabal | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 30°14′29″N 31°24′40″E / 30.24139°N 31.41111°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qalyubiyya |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 55,938 |
Time zone | UTC+2:00 |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3:00 |
The older name of the town is al-Quseir ( Arabic: القصير, lit. 'small castle'). [1]
During the reign of Mahammad Ali Pasha, the village included the military preparatory school to prepare students to enter military schools, which had a capacity of about 500 students, after it was transferred to it from the El-Qasr el-Eini area in Cairo, where it now had a capacity for about 1,200 students, [2] [3] and the Infantry School was also moved to it in the year 1841 from Damietta. [3] [2] In 1827, the village was also the cradle of the first medical school established in Egypt. [4]
In modern Egypt, the area is an industrial suburb of Cairo, with an extensive military–industrial complex and well-developed chemical industries. It is home to the Armoured production and repair factory, Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries, Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries and Abu Zaabal Specialized Chemicals. [5]
In August 2013, 37 prisoners at Abu Za'abal prison were killed after guards fired tear gas into an overfilled transport truck containing prisoners during intense heat. [8]
30°14′29″N 31°24′40″E / 30.2415°N 31.411°E
Abu Zaabal or Abu Za'bal ( Arabic: أبو زعبل, ALA-LC: Abū Zaʻbal ) (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æbuˈzæʕbæl]) is a huge industrial settlement in Egypt and one of the villages of Al-Khanka Administrative Center in the Qalyubia Governorate in the Egyptian Republic. [1]
Abu Zaabal | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 30°14′29″N 31°24′40″E / 30.24139°N 31.41111°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qalyubiyya |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 55,938 |
Time zone | UTC+2:00 |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3:00 |
The older name of the town is al-Quseir ( Arabic: القصير, lit. 'small castle'). [1]
During the reign of Mahammad Ali Pasha, the village included the military preparatory school to prepare students to enter military schools, which had a capacity of about 500 students, after it was transferred to it from the El-Qasr el-Eini area in Cairo, where it now had a capacity for about 1,200 students, [2] [3] and the Infantry School was also moved to it in the year 1841 from Damietta. [3] [2] In 1827, the village was also the cradle of the first medical school established in Egypt. [4]
In modern Egypt, the area is an industrial suburb of Cairo, with an extensive military–industrial complex and well-developed chemical industries. It is home to the Armoured production and repair factory, Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries, Abu Zaabal Specialized Industries and Abu Zaabal Specialized Chemicals. [5]
In August 2013, 37 prisoners at Abu Za'abal prison were killed after guards fired tear gas into an overfilled transport truck containing prisoners during intense heat. [8]