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El Marg
_(n.d.)_-_front_-_TIMEA.jpg) El Marg (Arabic: المرج pronounced [elˈmæɾɡ]) 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] Administrative subdivisions and populationEl-Marg is subdivided into seven shiakhas.  In 2017, el-Marg had 798,646 residents across its seven shiakhas.[3]
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