Map of Al Burj, Egypt

Al Burj is a city in Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt, with a population of about 60,320. It lies at 31.5823°N, 30.9809°E. Al Burj is about 171 km (106 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Balţīm, 11 km to the east.

Al Burj at a glance

Where is Al Burj?

• The 5th largest city in Kafr el-Sheikh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Burj

• Balţīm — 11 km east
• Al Ḩāmūl — 34 km southeast
• Sīdī Sālim — 39 km southwest
• Biyalā — 51 km southeast
• Kafr ash Shaykh — 52 km south
• Muţūbas — 54 km southwest
• Bilqās — 54 km southeast
• Rosetta — 57 km west
• Fuwwah — 59 km southwest
• Disūq — 59 km southwest

Largest cities in Kafr el-Sheikh

• Kafr ash Shaykh — 194,569
• Disūq — 149,291
• Fuwwah — 93,392
• Biyalā — 89,068
• Al Ḩāmūl — 58,430
• Balţīm — 51,280
• Qillīn — 48,233
• Sīdī Sālim — 44,709
• Muţūbas — 43,899

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.