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District of Cairo
Cairo Governorate - Egypt

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.

Located at 30.05, 31.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1959 in African football, International football (soccer) competitions hosted by Egypt, Africa Cup of Nations, 1959 African Cup of Nations, 1959 in Egypt

House of Representatives (Egypt)

The House of Representatives is the lower house of Egypt's bicameral parliament. It plays a more important role in drafting legislation and day-to-day legislative duties than the Shura Council, the upper house. The Assembly chose the members of the Constituent Assembly of Egypt. On 14 June 2012, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that part of the parliamentary election had been invalid and ordered a new ballot, citing alleged problems in the election of members.

Located at 30.0401, 31.2366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cairo Opera House

This article refers to the Cairo Opera House built in 1988. For its predecessor, see Khedivial Opera House The Cairo 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 musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the Zamalek district west of and near downtown Cairo.

Located at 30.0424, 31.2235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Opera houses in Egypt, Gezira Island, Cairo culture, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Buildings and structures completed in 1988, Event venues established in 1988

Headquarters of the Arab League

The Headquarters of the Arab League is located near the downtown business district of Cairo, Egypt. The headquarters building has a magnificent view of the Nile River and Qasr al-Nil Bridge just to the west.

Located at 30.0442, 31.2347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arab League, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Organisations based in Cairo, Downtown Cairo

Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium

Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home of el-Ahly before they moved to Cairo International Stadium because of the small capacity. The stadium holds 8,000 people. The stadium was built and named after famous Egyptian football star Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh.

Located at 30.0453, 31.2233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Egypt, Sport in Cairo, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt

Ministry of Education (Egypt)

The Ministry of Education of Egypt is a ministry responsible for education in Egypt. The current Minister of Education of Egypt is Ibrahim Deif.

Located at 30.0364, 31.2364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ministries of Egypt, Education in Egypt, Education ministries

Ramses Wissa Wassef

Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911–1974) was an Egyptian architect and professor of art and architecture at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo and founder of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre.

Located at 30.0405, 31.2229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1911 births, 1974 deaths, Egyptian academics, Egyptian architects, Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners, Coptic Christians from Egypt, People from Cairo

6th October Bridge

The 6th October Bridge is an elevated highway in central Cairo, Egypt. The 20.5 kilometres bridge and causeway crosses the Nile River twice from the west bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo, and on to connect the city to the Cairo International Airport to the east. Its name commemorates the date of 'The Crossing' which commenced the outbreak day of the October War in 1973.

Located at 30.0492, 31.2286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Cairo, Bridges over the Nile, Downtown Cairo, Gezira Island, Bridges completed in 1996

Beit El-Umma

Beit El-Umma (House of the People) is a historic house museum and Saad Zaghlul biographical museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0375, 31.2378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Biographical museums in Egypt, History museums in Egypt, Historic house museums in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Gezira Center for Modern Art

The Gezira Center for Modern Art, also known as the Egyptian Modern Art Museum, is an art museum for modern and contemporary art, located in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the National Cultural Centre with the Cairo Opera House, on Gezira Island, just across the Nile on Qasr el-Nil Street west of downtown Cairo.

Located at 30.0428, 31.2231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Art museums and galleries in Egypt, Modern art museums, Gezira Island

Mukhtar Museum

Mukhtar Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt, housing the sculptures of Mahmoud Mokhtar (May 10, 1891-March 28, 1934). Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture. The museum building was designed by Ramses Wissa Wassef, and houses eighty-five bronze, stone, basalt, marble, granite and plaster works.

Located at 30.0405, 31.2229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Shepheard's Hotel

Shepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until it was burned down in 1952. A modern hotel called the Shepheard Hotel was built nearby in 1957.

Located at 30.0422, 31.2317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former buildings and structures of Egypt, Hotels in Cairo, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Downtown Cairo

Dubara Palace

The Dubara Palace is located in Kasr EL-Ainy street in the Garden City district in downtown Cairo, Egypt. It is used for an evangelical church school. Now known as Kaser Eldobara language school.

Located at 30.0375, 31.2339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Cairo, Palaces in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Khairy Pasha palace

The neo-Mameluk building and former palace of Khairy Pacha is on 113 Qasr el-Aini Street, on Midan el Tahrir, Cairo and has served as the American University in Cairo's (AUC) Tahrir Square campus ('AUC Downtown' since 1920). The building in the photograph on the right was originally the Girls School of the Greek Community of Cairo. In 1964 it was sold to AUC and served as the 'Greek Campus'. Ideally the photograph should be replaced with one of the main AUC building.

Located at 30.0428, 31.2372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Palaces in Egypt, American University in Cairo, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Downtown Cairo

Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square (English: Liberation Square), also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in Downtown Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0444, 31.2357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Downtown Cairo, Squares in Cairo, National squares, Buildings and structures of the Arab Spring, 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution

Qasr al-Nil Bridge

The Qasr al-Nil Bridge (originally named Khedive Ismail Bridge) spans the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt. It connects downtown Cairo to Gezira Island and the Zamalek district. At the bridge's east and west approaches there are two large stone lion statues flanking each entrance, they are late 19th century works by Henri Alfred Jacquemart; French sculptor and animalier. The newer and wider 6th October Bridge parallels its route 0.8 kilometres to the south.

Located at 30.0437, 31.2295 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Cairo, Bridges over the Nile, Bridges completed in 1933, Downtown Cairo, Gezira Island, Visitor attractions in Cairo

Institut d'Égypte

The Institut d’Égypte was a learned academy formed by Napoleon Bonaparte to carry out research during his Egyptian campaign.

Located at 30.0422, 31.2359 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Egyptology, Learned societies, 1798 in Egypt

Garden City (Cairo)

Garden City is an affluent district on the eastern Nile shore in Cairo, Egypt. It is between the Nile and Downtown Cairo, just south of Tahrir Square off Qasr al-Ayn Street. Garden City is most notable for its curved streets. It was originally designed by the British to surround the British embassy in Egypt.

Located at 30.0353, 31.2311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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The Mogamma

The Mogamma is a government building in Cairo, Egypt. The Mogamma was the result of a series of master plans for the Qasr el Nil area, which used to be occupied by the British Barracks. In 1947 when King Farouk ordered the demolition of the barracks upon the departure of British troops from the area, a series of urban planning proposals ensued. The idea for a centralized all-in-one administrative building emerged from the 1947 plans and construction began in 1948 and ended in 1951.

Located at 30.0431, 31.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1952, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Downtown Cairo

Grand Nile Tower Hotel

Located on Al-Roda Island, the Grand Nile Tower Hotel was built as Le Méridien Cairo. It was expanded with the addition of a 41 floor tower in 2003, when it was renamed the Grand Hyatt Cairo. The hotel has 714 rooms and includes a shopping mall and a rotating restaurant. It ceased to be managed by the Hyatt chain on March 20, 2011 due to unresolved contractual disputes with the hotel’s owner and is currently operated as an independent hotel.

Located at 30.0348, 31.2276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hotels in Cairo, Buildings and structures with revolving restaurants, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah

Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah is a luxury hotel situated on the southern tip of Gezira Island in the Nile, in the Zamalek district just west of Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It is owned by Sofitel Luxury Hotels, a chain of hotels managed by France based Accor Hospitality. The hotel was fully renovated by famous hotel and restaurant interior architect Pierre-Yves Rochon and re-opened in September 2007. Since then, the hotel has won several awards like Star Diamond Award, Best 5 star new hotel in MENA, etc.

Located at 30.0386, 31.2247 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cairo, Hotels in Cairo, Sofitel

Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade (Egypt)

The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade is the ministry in charge of trade and industry in Egypt. Its headquarters are in Cairo. The position of Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade has been held by Dr. Samir El-Sayiad since 2011.

Located at 30.0419, 31.2325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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2011 Egyptian revolution

The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 took place following a popular uprising that began on 25 January 2011. It was a diverse movement of demonstrations, marches, plaza occupations, riots, non-violent civil resistance, acts of civil disobedience and labor strikes. Millions of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded the overthrow of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Located at 30.0444, 31.2356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt)

The Ministry of Health and Population is the ministry in charge of health and population in Egypt. Its headquarters are in Cairo. Mohamed Hamed Mostafa is the current minister, appointed in August 2012. Former minister Professor Dr. Hatem El-Gabaly was appointed as Egypt's Minister of Health in December 2005.

Located at 30.0392, 31.2372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ministries of Egypt, Health in Egypt, Health ministries

Abu al-'Ila Mosque

Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque is one of most famous mosques in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. The mosque now based on 23 pure white marble columns . the platform is masterpiece made of Indian teak . the roof plated in gold leaf with amazing tiny trappings. Inside walls and dome are decorated with Islamic colored inscriptions . and the dome at outside like all Mamluks's age made of stone . Born in Mecca in the late 8th-century CE, Sultan Abu al-'Ila moved to Egypt to be near Ahl al-Bayt.

Located at 30.0394, 31.2297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arabic architecture, Mosques in Cairo, Mamluk architecture, Medieval Cairo