El Marg (ar|المرج pronounced as /arz/) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo,[1] 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.[2] In 2017 El-Marg had 798,646 residents making it the most populous district in Cairo.[3]
El Marg was a royal property belonging to the Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate.[4]
El-Marg is subdivided into seven shiakhas.In 2017, el-Marg had 798,646 residents across its seven shiakhas.
| Shiakha | Code 2017 | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Izbat al-Nakhl al-sharqiyya | 013504 | 119,923 | |
| Birkat al-Ḥâjj | 013503 | 55,191 | |
| Kafr Abû Ṣîr (Birkat al-Naṣr) | 013505 | 38,625 | |
| Kafr al-Bâshâ | 013506 | 38,141 | |
| Kafr al-Shurafâ | 013507 | 72,915 | |
| Marj al-baḥriyya, al- | 013501 | 324,322 | |
| Marj al-qibliyya, al- | 013502 | 149,529 |