Helwan

Helwan

حلوان
ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ
Helwan حلوان; ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ
District of Cairo
	Hayy Helwan
	Farouk's palace
	Helwan Location in Egypt
	Coordinates: 29°50′43″N 31°20′00″E / 29.84528°N 31.33333°E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Cairo
Area
• Total	25 sq mi (65 km2)
Population (2017)
• Total	521,239
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Helwan (Arabic: حلوان Ḥelwān, IPA: [ħelˈwæːn], Coptic: ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ, romanized: Halouan^[1]) is a suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.^[2] The area of Helwan witnessed prehistoric, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Muslim era activity. More recently it was designated as a city until as late as the 1960s,^[3] before it became contiguous with the city of Cairo and was incorporated as a district. For a brief period between April 2008 and April 2011 it was redesignated as a city, and served as the capital of the now defunct Helwan Governorate that was split from Cairo and Giza governorates, before being re-incorporated back into them.^[4] The kism of Helwan had a population of 521,239 in the 2017 census.^[5]

^ Emile, Amélineau (1893). La géographie de l'Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. p. 584.
^ "Southern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Minister of Justice Decree 272/1961". The Official Gazette. 1961.
^ "Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Decree 63/2011". The Official Gazette. 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Emile, Amélineau (1893). La géographie de l'Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. p. 584.

[2] "Southern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[3] "Minister of Justice Decree 272/1961". The Official Gazette. 1961.

[:0-4] "Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Decree 63/2011". The Official Gazette. 2011.

[:2-5] Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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