Hihya ( ar, ههيا) is a city in the
Sharqia Governorate
Sharqia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الشرقية ', , rural: ) is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
Overview
Bilbeis is the former capital ...
, Egypt. It had a population of 66,702 in the 2017 census.
The 1885 Egyptian census recorded Hihya as a
nahiyah
A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level division w ...
in the district of Sawaleh in
Sharqia Governorate
Sharqia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الشرقية ', , rural: ) is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig.
Overview
Bilbeis is the former capital ...
; at that time, the population of the city was 4,011 (2,009 men and 2,002 women).
Notable people
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Sama El Masry
Samia Ahmed Attia Abdel Rahman Hadaka, ( ar, سامية أحمد عطية عبد الرحمن حداقه) known as Sama Elmasry, is an Egyptian actress, singer and belly dancer.
Career
She began to work at Mehwar TV Channel following her gradu ...
, an Egyptian dancer.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Egypt
References
Populated places in Sharqia Governorate
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