page_title: Helwan
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Helwan / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser at the opening ceremony of the Al Nasr automobile factory at the Helwan Steel Works
context_page_description: Helwan is a city in Egypt and part of Greater Cairo, on the bank of the Nile, opposite the ruins of Memphis. Originally a southern suburb of Cairo, it served as the capital of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was re-incorporated into the Cairo Governorate. The kism of Helwan had a population of 643,327 in the 2006 census.
context_section_description: Local industry includes iron, steel, textiles and cement. The area has hot sulphur springs, an astronomical observatory, the Helwan University and a burial chamber (discovered in 1946). It is the terminus of Cairo's light rail Metro Line 1. Also trams in Helwan serve the people.
caption: President Gamal Abdel Nasser inaugurating the Al Nasr automobile factory in Helwan, 1963
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