Abu Kebir is a city in the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population- 68,394 in 1986, 85,340 in 1996, 102,603 in and 106,050 in 2008. Abu Kebir is a city located in Al Sharkia Governorate in the north of Egypt, 80km from Cairo capital. Among its figures are chemist Mostafa El-Sayed and football player Ahmed Salama.