Qallin
Qallin
قلين | |
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| Coordinates: 31°02′47″N 30°51′16″E / 31.04639°N 30.854581°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.3 km2 (62.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 284,853 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Qallin (Arabic: قلين) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.
The name of the city comes from Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛ, which is probably a corruption of a personal name Kalleinos (Ancient Greek: Καλλινος).