El Marg ( ) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, bordering Qalyubia Governorate near Shubra El Kheima. It was separated from the El Salam district (to its south) on 1 April 1994. Its residential area is densely populated. It covers 16.94 square kilometers, with 251,589 people according to a 1996 census, increasing to 507,035 in 2006. In 2017 El-Marg had 798,646 residents making it the most populous district in Cairo.
El Marg was a royal property belonging to the Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate.
Administrative subdivisions and population El-Marg is subdivided into seven . In 2017, el-Marg had 798,646 residents across its seven . Code 2017Population`Izbat al-Nakhl al-sharqiyya013504119,923Birkat al-Ḥâjj01350355,191Kafr Abû Ṣîr (Birkat al-Naṣr)01350538,625Kafr al-Bâshâ01350638,141Kafr al-Shurafâ01350772,915Marj al-baḥriyya, al-013501324,322Marj al-qibliyya, al-013502149,529
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