Sidi Ghazy

Sidi Ghazy
سيدي غازي
City
Interactive map of Sidi Ghazy
Sidi Ghazy is located in Egypt
Sidi Ghazy
Sidi Ghazy
Location within Egypt
Coordinates: 31°12′40″N 31°03′04″E / 31.21111°N 31.05111°E / 31.21111; 31.05111
Country Egypt
GovernorateKafr El Sheikh
Area
 • Total
15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
25,577
Time zoneUTC+2 (EGY)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sidi Ghazy or Sidi Ghazi (Arabic; سيدي غازي) is a city located in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt. It is subordinate to the Kafr El Sheikh Center.

History

Shrine of Sidi Mohammad Al Moghazy

Sidi Ghazy was built around the shrine of Sidi Mohammad Al Moghazy, a man born in Fez, Morocco in 1187 AD. He was the founder of 'Al Moghazya Al Khlwatya' Sufi order. Ghazy died near the village of Dier Shobra Kalsa. People started moving into the village and expanding it after his death. It became known to the locals as Zawyet Sidi Ghazy. The city got its modern name from his shrine, which was shortened to Sidi Ghazy, with Sidi meaning 'my master'.

Following the 1952 Revolution Land Reform, the village started expanding into nearby agricultural land. On 6 January 2014, Sidi Ghazy was upgraded from a rural village into an autonomous municipal city pursuant to Egyptian Prime Ministerial Decree No. 1530.

Demographics

Sidi Ghazy had a total population of 25,577 residents in 2017, with 12,790 of them being males and 12,787 being female.

References

  1. ↑ https://citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/?cityid=36342
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  4. ↑ "تحويل قريتى البرلس وسيدى غازى إلى مدن". بوابة الوفد الإلكترونية (in Arabic). 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2026-09-03.
  5. ↑ "جمهورية مصر العربية - التعداد العام للسكان والاسكان والمنشأت 2017". Egypt: CAPMAS. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.