Map of Al Qanāyāt, Egypt

Al Qanāyāt is a city in Sharqia, Egypt, with a population of about 70,687. It lies at 30.6193°N, 31.4616°E. Al Qanāyāt is about 65 km (40 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zagazig, 5 km to the southeast.

Al Qanāyāt at a glance

Where is Al Qanāyāt?

• The 11th largest city in Sharqia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Qanāyāt

• Zagazig — 5 km southeast
• Hihyā — 13 km northeast
• Al Ibrāhīmīyah — 15 km northeast
• Diyarb Najm — 15 km north
• Minyā al Qamḩ — 16 km southwest
• Mīt Ghamr — 22 km northwest
• Abū Ḩammād — 23 km southeast
• Abū Kabīr — 23 km northeast
• Zefta — 23 km northwest
• Bilbeis — 24 km southeast

Largest cities in Sharqia

• Zagazig — 430,445
• Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān — 246,148
• Bilbeis — 185,237
• Abū Kabīr — 154,466
• Fāqūs — 116,945
• Minyā al Qamḩ — 99,284
• Al Qurayn — 94,632
• Diyarb Najm — 80,954
• Mashtūl as Sūq — 75,837
• Hihyā — 74,823

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.