About Qalyubia
Governorate History
Way to Qalyubia
Governorate Logo
Governorate Map
Pic Gallary
Governorate History
- Pharaonic Age
- The Ptolemy age and the Roman age
- Islamic Age
- The modern age
Kalioopya in the Pharaonic age was standing in the eights region of the lower Egypt`s regions ,and its capital was called (hat / hery/ ait) which means : Midlle Earth Capital ,because it stands in the south part of Delta , so ,its name in Greek was (atrips) (atrip otel atrip).One of the most famous citizen of kliopya at pharaonic age was Aminhoteb because of his kinship ,he became the ruler of the ancient Egypt at the time of Aminhoteb the third who munificent (OR)( rewarded) him by letting him build a Funereal temple for himself like the rest of the kings beside the pharaon`s temple and even under his coffin , and it decorated with kingly engrves (or)(sculptures).
kaliopya at the Ptolemy age and the Roman age was (a capital for) Atrips city and a capital for one of the east delta`s governorates , it stand at the north east of banha city at Atrip highland .It was an agricultural , industerial and commercial center .
Kalioopya in the Islamic Age dependent to Sharkia Region ,And at 1351 a.c & 857 hejry , the sultan al-naser mohamed ebn kalawon was issued a decree that eparated it from sharkia and concider it a region in the name of kaliopya works towards kalioop city which became its capitl at the end . مش فاهم At 1527 a.c , 933 hejery it called the state of kaliopya then it called the mission of kaliopya and at 1833 a.c it called the departement of kaliopya and they made banha city its basis (or)(ground) and finally at 1960 a.c it called the governorate of kaliopya , and banha city its capital .
At the mdern age kaliopya became such a big cetadel of agricultural and industerial production and by compinig with cairo and giza governorates and called the big cairo region.