Al Azbakīyah
in Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Cairo International Airport (11 mi) - Cairo West Airport (20 mi)
- Port Said Airport (103 mi)
- El Nouzha Airport (110 mi)
- Borg El Arab International Airport (110 mi)
- Abu Rudeis Airport (142 mi)
- El Tor Airport (193 mi)
- Historic Cairo (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Abu Mena (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Ḩadīqat al Ḩayawān (zoo, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 30.056 and 31.245 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 30° 3' 22" and E 31° 14' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:23 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:22 am and 6:25 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Al Azbakīyah
Al Azbakīyah in Cairo Governorate is a place in Egypt a little south-west of Cairo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Al Azbakīyah is now 08:23 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports near Al Azbakīyah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Cairo International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Egypt is Historic Cairo in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South-East. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cairo, Giza, Banha, Shibin al Kawm and Zagazig. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 89 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 39% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino
PYRAMIDS PARK RESORT CAIRO
Triumph Hotel & Conference Center
SHEPHEARD HOTEL
Cairo kingdom
Cairo Paradise Hotel
Concorde Hotel Dokki
Happy City Hotel
Talisman Hotel
Windsor
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
1959 African Cup of Nations
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa. It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.
TWA Flight 903
TWA Flight 903 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bombay (Mumbai), India to New York-Idlewild, via Cairo and Rome-Ciampino. The Star of Maryland, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A, flew the route on the night of August 31, 1950. It departed Cairo at 23:35 for Rome-Ciampino with 55 persons aboard (48 passengers and seven crew members) in good weather.
Ramses Station
Ramses Railway Station is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II whose statue was erected by Nasser on the square in 1955. The station was formerly known as Misr Station. The original railway station was built as the terminal of the first rail link from Alexandria to Cairo in 1856. The current building was erected in 1892 and upgraded in 1955. As of January 2001 it was undergoing a major modernisation.
Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Cairo)
The Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (lit. Gate of Heaven) is located in Cairo, Egypt. The synagogue was also known as Temple Ismailia and the Adly Street Synagogue. Its long-time leader was Chief Rabbi Chaim Nahum. In 2008, the synagogue marked its 100th anniversary. The synagogue was built in a style evoking ancient Egyptian temples, and was once the largest building on the boulevard. When the synagogue opened in 1899, there was a vibrant Jewish community in Cairo.
Azbakeya
Azbakeya is one of the districts of Cairo, Egypt in the centre of Cairo, and contains many historically important establishments. One of these is the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya), which was inaugurated by Pope Mark VIII in 1800. and served as the seat of the Coptic Pope in Cairo from 1800 to 1971. Azbakeya was the place were the first Cairo Opera House was established, until it was burnt in 1970.
Coptic Hospital
The Coptic Hospital is a name given to a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.
Faggala
Faggala is a district of Cairo, Egypt near Ramesis Square. It has long been an important center for book publishing, perhaps the largest in the country. It is also an important religious center for the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt.
Bab al-Louq
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior is located here.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the Egyptian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Egypt. The current Minister is Mohamed Kamel Amr.
Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo,, has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt since the late 19th century, when the district was designed and built.
The Townhouse Gallery
The Townhouse Gallery was established in 1998 as an independent, non-profit art space in Egypt with a goal of making contemporary arts accessible to all without compromising creative practice. The Townhouse supports artistic work in a wide range of media through exhibitions, residencies for artists and curators, educational initiatives and outreach programs.
Maspero television building
Maspero is the name of the huge building on the bank of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt. It is the headquarters of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union, the oldest state-run broadcasting organisation in the Arab World, and Africa. Maspero is also the name of the street, which this building overlooks.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Al Azbakīyah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al Azbakīyah, الازبكية
