Imbaba

Imbaba ( '''', ) is a working-class neighbourhood in northern Giza, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate. The district is located in the historic upper Nile Delta, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Imbaba is the most densely populated city subdivision in the world.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Imbaba
Settlement.native_name: إمبابة
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighborhood
Settlement.image_skyline: Imbaba Bridge 2.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250
Settlement.image_caption: Imbaba bridge in 2015
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Giza Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.28
Settlement.population_note: approximately
Settlement.population_total: 1465875
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: إمبابة‎
Population: 625271
Elevation: 26
Image: Imbaba Bridge (271400956).jpg

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Commons category: Imbaba
native label: إمبابة‎

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Etymology
History
Battle of the Pyramids
Siege of Imbaba
Imbaba's districts
Notable people
See also
References
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Imbaba ( '', ) is a working-class neighbourhood in northern Giza, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate. The district is located in the historic upper Nile Delta, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Imbaba is the most densely populated city subdivision in the world.

Imbaba is also the name of an adjacent administrative centre () in rural Giza Governorate, which has 18 villages in its jurisdiction.