Al Ḩawāmidīyah is a city in Egypt.
Population: 106,841
Latitude: 29° 53' 60.00" N
Longitude: 31° 15' 0.00" E
The Al-Hussein Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الإمام الحسين; Egyptian Arabic: جامع سيدنا الحسين; alternative transliterations: Husayn, Hussain, Husayn, Hussayn; also prefixed by the honorific title Sayyidna) is a mosque built in 1154 and located in Cairo, Eg…
The Cairo Opera House (Arabic: دار الأوبرا المصرية, Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest mus…
Manshiyat Naser (Egyptian Arabic: منشية ناصر manšeyyet Nāṣer pronounced [mænˈʃejjet ˈnɑːsˤeɾ]) is a ward (kism) of Cairo, Egypt. It covers 5.54 square kilometers, home to 262,050 people in the 2006 census, up from 168,425 in 1996 census.
The Supreme Constitutional Court (Arabic: المحكمة الدستورية العليا, Al-Mahkamah al-Dustūrīyah al-‘Ulyā) (or SCC) is an independent judiciary body in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with its new seat in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.
Helwan (Arabic: حلوان Ḥelwān, IPA: [ħelˈwæːn]), also spelled Hilwan or Hulwan or Holwan, 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 c…
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The 6th October Bridge (Arabic: جسر 6 أكتوبر, Kubri 6 uktubar) is an elevated highway in central Cairo, Egypt.
Sheikh Zayed City (Arabic: مدينة الشيخ زايد) is a district of 6th of October City in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of Greater Cairo urban area.
The Mokattam (Arabic: المقطم, also spelled Muqattam), also known as the Muqattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of a range of hills and a suburb in them, located in southeastern Cairo, Egypt.
Koubbeh Palace, (Arabic قصر القبة) is one of the various Egyptian palaces which currently serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries.
The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055-1650 BC). It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally named Amenemhet is Mighty, the pyramid earn…
Abu Rawash (also spelled Abu Roach, Abu Roash; Arabic: ابو رواش Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈæbu ɾæˈwæːʃ]), 8 km to the North of Giza, is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid, also known as the lost pyramid — the mostly ruined Pyramid of…
The Museum of Islamic Art, in Cairo, Egypt, is considered one of the greatest in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from a…
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 (PK705) was a Boeing 720–040B that crashed while descending to land on Runway 34 at Cairo International Airport on Thursday, 20 May 1965, killing 121 of the 127 passengers and crew on board.
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. It is the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope.
The Pyramid Complex of Unas is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, near Cairo in Egypt. It was built for pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty in the mid 24th century BC. Its ancient name, Nefer Isut Unas, means "Beautiful…
The 1992 Cairo earthquake occurred at 15:09 local time (13:09 UTC) on 12 October, with an epicenter near Dahshur, 35 km (22 mi) south of Cairo. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8, but was unusually destructive for its size, causing 545 deaths, in…
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. The museum traces the history of Christianity …