Kafr Saqr
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Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Sharqia Governorate |
Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Kafr Saqr (Arabic: كفر صقر, also Romanized as Kafr Şaqr and Kafr Ṣaqr, meaning "Village of the Hawk") is one of the oldest centers and the seat of a Markaz (Kafr Saqr Markaz) of Sharqia Governorate of Egypt.
Notable persons
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar, cleric, and founder of the Quranists, who was exiled from Egypt, and lives in the United States as a political refugee.
- Abdallah Abdel Maguid Ahmed Badawi, a local native and an agricultural engineer. First president of Kafr Sakr City council by appointment by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
References
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