Qaha should not be confused with Qeha.
| Qaha | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qalyubia |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 50,850 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 30.2833°N 43°W |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
Qaha (قها pronounced as /ˈʔæhæ/, from [2]) is a city in northeastern Egypt, located 25 km (18 mins) north of Cairo. It is located in the rich farmland of the southern part of the Nile Delta, and is well-irrigated by canals leading off the Delta Barrage.
Qaha is one of the ancient villages, and its original name was at the time of the Islamic conquest of Egypt was Kahani. It was mentioned in the name of Qaha[3] in the book of the laws of diwans of Asaad ibn Matati from the works of Al-Sharqiya, which is the name given to it in the Salahi rock, conducted by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Nasir Saladdin Sunnah. 572 AH / 1176AD, as it was mentioned in the name of Qaha from the works of Qaliubiya in the book "The Sunni Masterpiece in the Names of the Egyptian Countries" by Ibn Al-Jiaan who surrounded the Egyptian villages after the Nasserite rock that was conducted by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun in 715 AH / 1315AD. In the Ottoman era, its name was in Tarabya in the year 933 AH / 1527 AD, conducted by the Ottoman governor Suleiman Pasha Al-Khadem in the era of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent Qaha within the villages of Wilayat Qaliubiya, and in the date 1228 AH / 1813 CE, who counted the villages of Egypt after the survey carried out by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the name of Qaha within Qalubia directorate villages.[4]
Today it is famous for its preserved foods industry and as an industrial and agricultural town. It lies on the rail network that radiates north from Cairo.
Most of the agricultural land on the East of Qaha is famous for its citrus orchards.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[5] as the rest of Egypt.