Abu Zaabal

30.2415°N 31.411°E / 30.2415; 31.411 Abu Zaabal or Abu Za'bal (Arabic: أبو زعبل, ALA-LC: Abū Zaʻbal ) (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æbuˈzæʕbæl]) is a huge industrial settlement in Egypt.

The older name of the town is al-Quseir (Arabic: القصير, lit. 'small castle').[1]

The first Egyptian medical school was founded there, in 1827. In modern Egypt, the area is an industrial suburb of Cairo, with an extensive military–industrial complex and well-developed chemical industries.

1970 bombing incident
  • On February 13, 1970, an Israeli Air Force bomber dropped bombs and napalm on an industrial plant in Abu Za'abal, killing 80 civilian workers.[2][3]

2013 prisoners killed in prison custody incident

In August 2013, 37 prisoners at Abu Za'abal prison were killed after guards fired tear gas into an overfilled transport truck containing prisoners during intense heat.[4]

References
  1. "قائمة قرى محافظة القليوبية". areq.net. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. "Middle East: In Cold Blood." Time magazine, June 1, 1970
  3. "Israeli Bombs Kill Civilians Near Cairo"
  4. Kingsley, Patrick. How did 37 prisoners come to die at Cairo prison Abu Zaabal? The Guardian. 2014 Feb. 22.


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