Al Jazīrah
in Giza Governorate, Egypt

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
30.055 and 31.222 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 30° 3' 17" and E 31° 13' 19"
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: 01:33 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Cairo
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 6:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Egypt in Northern Africa

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: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Delve into Al Jazīrah

Al Jazīrah in Giza Governorate is located in Egypt a little west of Cairo, the country's capital town.

Current time in Al Jazīrah is now 01:33 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports close to Al Jazīrah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Cairo International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 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 2 mi (or 4 km), East. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 65 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 43% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

25°C (77 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

28°C (83 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah

Address
1,1 mi
3 El Thawra Council St Zamalek Downtown PO Box 732 El Orman Giza
11518 CAIRO
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Four Seasons at Nile Plaza

Address
1,1 mi
1089 CORNICHI EL NILE GARDEN CITY
11519 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


InterContinental Hotels CAIRO SEMIRAMIS

Address
1,0 mi
Corniche El Nil,P.O. Box 60
11511 CAIRO
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Conrad Cairo

Address
0,4 mi
1191 Corniche El Nil
11511 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ramses Hilton

Address
0,6 mi
Corniche El Nile 1115
11511 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Nile Ritz-Carlton Cairo

Address
0,9 mi
1113 Corniche El Nil
11221 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino

Address
0,2 mi
16 Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek
11211 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences

Address
0,9 mi
Mohamed Mazhar Street 21
11511 Cairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Golden Tulip Flamenco Cairo

Address
0,5 mi
2 El Gezira El Wosta St.
11211 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Om Kolthom Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
5 Aboul Feda St., Zamalek
1572 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 08:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Driving Cairo القاهرة‎ - Egypt مصر

Published: November 13, 2011
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: May 10, 2012
Length: 03:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Published: January 01, 2008
Length: 25:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: afonsoramon

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Published: May 04, 2013
Length: 32:33 min
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Length: 35:31 min
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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.

Cairo

Cairo; Arabic: القاهرة‎; is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Its metropolitan area is the 16th largest in the world. Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in 969 AD. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life.

Located at 30.0581, 31.2289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Cairo, Capitals in Africa, Populated places in Cairo Governorate, Communities on the Nile River, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Metropolitan areas of Egypt, Nile River Delta, Visitor attractions in Cairo, Capitals of caliphates

Egypt Eyalet

Egypt was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1517, following the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) and the loss of Syria to the Ottomans in 1516. Egypt was administrated as an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت مصر; Eyālet-i Miṣir) from 1517 until 1867, with an interruption during the French occupation of 1798 to 1801.

Located at 30.05, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ottoman Egypt, Eyalets of the Ottoman Empire in Africa

Ministry of Culture (Egypt)

The Ministry of Culture of Egypt is a ministry responsible for maintaining and promoting the culture of Egypt. The current Minister is Mohamed Arab

Located at 30.0592, 31.2169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ministries of Egypt, Egyptian culture, Culture ministries

Museum of Islamic Ceramics

The Museum of Islamic Ceramics is an art museum for ceramics in central Cairo, Egypt. The museum is located in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile, just west of Downtown Cairo. It is located in the palace of Prince Amr Ibrahim, built in 1924.

Located at 30.0552, 31.2257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1924, Museums with year of establishment missing, Museums in Cairo, Art museums and galleries in Egypt, History museums in Egypt, Ceramics museums, Gezira Island

Gezira Island

Gezira Island is located in the Nile River, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira District, and the northern third contains the affluent Zamalek District. Gezira Island is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, connected across the Nile by three bridges each on the east and west sides, including the Qasr al-Nil Bridge and 6th October Bridge.

Located at 30.05, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gezira Island, Islands of Egypt, Islands of the Nile, Districts of Cairo, Geography of Cairo

Sultanate of Egypt

The Sultanate of Egypt is the name of the short-lived protectorate that the United Kingdom imposed over Egypt between 1914 and 1922.

Located at 30.05, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Egypt (1900–present), Former countries in the Middle East, Former polities of the Interwar period, British colonisation in Africa, Former sultanates, 20th century in Egypt

Khedivate of Egypt

The Khedivate of Egypt was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire.

Located at 30.05, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
19th century in Egypt, 20th century in Egypt, British colonisation in Africa, Former countries in the Middle East, History of Egypt (1900–present), New Imperialism, Ottoman Egypt, Vassal and tributary states of the Ottoman Empire

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.

Located at 30.055, 31.23 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Foreign affairs ministries, Foreign relations of Egypt, Ministries of Egypt, Ministries established in 1922, Downtown Cairo

Agouza

Agouza is a small district of Giza, on the western bank of the Nile River in Cairo. It is situated between 6th October Bridge and 15th May Bridge and is north of Dokki and south of Mohandesin districts. Although it is very near to Mohandesin, it is much less affluent. The Egyptian National Circus and the adjoining Balloon Theater are on the Agouza Corniche. The British Council main centre in Egypt is also on the Corniche.

Located at 30.0522, 31.2156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Cairo Fire

The Cairo Fire, also known as Black Saturday, was a series of riots that took place on 26 January 1952, marked by the burning and looting of some 750 buildings —retail shops, cafes, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, theatres, nightclubs and the country's Opera House— in Downtown Cairo. The direct trigger of the riots was the killing by British occupation troops of 50 Egyptian auxiliary policemen in the city of Ismaïlia in a one-sided battle a day earlier.

Located at 30.0581, 31.2289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1952 in Egypt, 1952 riots, Mass murder in 1952, Arson in Africa, Downtown Cairo, Egypt–United Kingdom relations, Fires in Egypt, History of Cairo, Political riots, Riots and civil disorder in Egypt

Timeline of Cairo history

The following is a timeline of the history of Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0581, 31.2289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
City timelines, History of Cairo, Egypt articles needing attention

Embassy of Colombia, Cairo

The Embassy of Colombia in Cairo is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Arab Republic of Egypt; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Egypt. It is located in the Zamalek district of Cairo, in Gezira Island, precisely at 6 Al Jazeera Street at the intersection of Sri Lanka Street.

Located at 30.0564, 31.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Diplomatic missions of Colombia, Diplomatic missions in Cairo, Colombia–Egypt relations, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El-Gezîra, Gezireh, Ghezireh, Gazîra, île de Gezira, Gezira island, Al Jazīrah, الجزيرة, Guézireh, île de Ǧazīraẗ