'hamlet of the tent', IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ], from Coptic: ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ, lit.

Shubra El Kheima was a village on the Nile where Mohamed Ali built a palace in its vicinity in 1908 as a rural retreat.

During the 20th century, the area became primarily inhabited by workers and their families, as it became a major industrial hub.

In the 2017 census it was home to 1,161,514 people,[4] divided between two districts comprising five shiakhas (smallest non-administrative census blocks):[5] Shubra El Kheima station serves the northern terminus of Line 2 of the Cairo Metro.

Shubra El Kheima hosts the Fountain Pavilion of Mohamed Ali Pasha, built in 1821 as part of a palace complex that no longer exists.