Al Madīnah al Jām‘īyah
District of Giza
Giza Governorate - Egypt

United Arab Republic

The United Arab Republic, often abbreviated UAR, was a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal Abdel Nasser. During the early years of its existence (1958–1961), it was a member of the United Arab States, a confederation with North Yemen.

Located at 30.0333, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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United Arab Republic, 1958 in Egypt, 1958 in Syria, 1959 in Egypt, 1959 in Syria, 1960 in Egypt, 1960 in Syria, 1961 in Egypt, 1961 in Syria, 20th century in Egypt, 20th century in Syria, Arab League, Arab nationalism, Arab republics, Arab Unification, Egypt–Syria relations, Former member states of the United Nations, Former republics, Former confederations

Giza

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Located at 30.0167, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Giza, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Giza Plateau, Populated places in Giza Governorate, Metropolitan areas of Egypt

Cairo Governorate

Cairo Governorate is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital is the national capital of Cairo. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality. Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate (reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate in April 2011).

Located at 30.0333, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cairo Governorate, Governorates of Egypt

Cairo University

Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt. The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought. Several constituent colleges preceded the establishment of the university including the College of Engineering (كلية الهندسة) in 1816, which was shut down by the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Sa'id Pasha, in 1854.

Located at 30.0276, 31.2101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1908, Cairo University, Buildings and structures in Cairo, 1908 establishments in Egypt, Universities in Egypt

Dokki

El Dokki is a district of greater Giza, Egypt. Dokki is situated on the Western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. Many Cairene landmarks are located in Dokki, the German school DEO and the embassies of many countries including Russia, Somalia, France, Chad, the Czech Republic and Ethiopia. Dokki is home to approximately 40 foreign embassies, a number surpassed only by the Zamalek district. King Idris of Libya died at the Palace in Dokki in 1983.

Located at 30.0381, 31.2111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Districts of Giza

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 3 miles away.
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Ottoman Egypt, Eyalets of the Ottoman Empire in Africa

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

Battle of al-Babein

The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, between Amalric I of Jerusalem and a Zengid army under Shirkuh for control of Egypt. Saladin served as Shirkuh’s highest-ranking officer in the battle. The battle was a tactical draw between the Zengid forces and King Amalric's invasion army.

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Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving Arab Egypt, Battles involving the Fatimid Caliphate, Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, 12th century in Egypt, 12th-century crusades, Conflicts in 1167

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

SilverKey Technologies

SilverKey Technologies is a software company established in February 2003 in Chicago, and has since expanded into India, Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Egypt. SilverKey's focus is on servicing organizations to help them deliver business value through agility, maximize the potential of new technologies, and optimize their IT investment. SilverKey's operational scope is not limited to the US, however it provides solutions to local SMEs in the countries of the branch offices.

Located at 30.028, 31.2169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies of Egypt, Companies of Azerbaijan

Giza Zoo

The Giza Zoo is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park. The zoo covers about 80 acres, and is home to many endangered species, as well as a selection of endemic fauna. Rare species have been successfully bred in the zoo - including the first Californian sea lion to be born in the Middle East in 2002.

Located at 30.0245, 31.2139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Zoos in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Orman Garden

The Orman Garden is one of the most famous Botanical gardens in Egypt. It is located at Giza, in Cairo. It dates back to 1875 and the reign of Khedive Isma'il Pasha who established the garden on a larger site than it presently occupies as part of the Palace of the Khedive. It became a public botanical garden in 1910/1917 and put under the Ministry of Agriculture management. The garden covers about 28 acres.

Located at 30.0292, 31.2131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Giza, Giza Governorate

Agricultural Museum (Egypt)

The Agricultural Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0467, 31.2089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Agriculture museums, History museums in Egypt, Agriculture in Egypt

Ahmed Shawki Museum

Ahmed Shawki Museum is named after and dedicated to the poet and dramatist Ahmed Shawki (1869–1932).

Located at 30.0214, 31.2175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Biographical museums in Egypt, Literary museums in Egypt, Poetry museums, Historic house museums in Egypt, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks, Art museums and galleries in Egypt, Museums established in 1977, Houses in Egypt, Gardens in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Giza, 1977 establishments in Egypt

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 3 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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Museums in Cairo, Art museums and galleries in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (Egypt)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt is a ministry in charge of agriculture and land reclamation in Egypt. Its headquarters are in Dokki. The current minister is Salah Abdel Moamen.

Located at 30.0431, 31.2097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Agriculture ministries, Ministries of Egypt, Agriculture in Egypt, Land management ministries

Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum

The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum is a museum in Greater Cairo, in the Giza area, Egypt. It is located in a palace built in the early 20th century.

Located at 30.0356, 31.2197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Art museums and galleries in Egypt, Biographical museums in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Giza, Palaces in Egypt, Art museums established in 1962, 1962 establishments in Egypt

Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule

Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule is an exclusive German school in Cairo, Egypt, operated by the German Protestant community of Cairo.

Located at 30.0323, 31.2108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1873, Private schools in Egypt, Schools 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

Timeline of the 2011 Egyptian revolution under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

For a documentation of the third wave of the 2011-2012 Egyptian revolution, which began with Morsi inauguration, see Timeline of the 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution under the Muslim Brotherhood.

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2011 in Egypt, 2011 riots, 21st-century revolutions, 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution, Labour disputes in Egypt, Politics of Egypt, Protests in Egypt, Riots and civil disorder in Egypt, Religiously motivated violence in Egypt, Timelines of the Arab Spring

2011 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Egypt

On 9 September 2011, several thousand protesters forcibly entered the Israeli embassy in Giza, Greater Cairo, after breaking down a recently constructed wall built to protect the compound. The protesters later broke into a police station and stole weapons, resulting in police using tear gas in an attempt to protect themselves. The demonstrators eventually broke through the security wall and entered the offices of the embassy.

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2011 in Egypt, 2011 in international relations, Diplomatic incidents, Egypt–Israel relations, Political controversies, Attacks on diplomatic missions of Israel

Timeline of the 2011 Egyptian revolution under Mohamed Morsi (July–October 2012)

The following is a chronological summary of the major events that occurred during the 2011-2012 Egyptian revolution, after Mohamed Morsi's election as the fifth President of Egypt, on 30 June 2012. This article documents the third wave of the 2011-2012 Egyptian revolution.

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2012 in Egypt, 2012 riots, 21st-century revolutions, 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution, Labour disputes in Egypt, Politics of Egypt, Protests in Egypt, Riots and civil disorder in Egypt, Religiously motivated violence in Egypt, Timelines of the Arab Spring, Protest-related deaths, Personal timelines

2012–2013 Egyptian protests

The following is a chronological summary of the major events that occurred after Mohamed Morsi's decree on 22 November 2012. This article documents part of the third wave of the 2011-2012 Egyptian revolution. Hundreds of thousands of protesters started to demonstrate against Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi on 22 November 2012, after he granted himself unlimited powers to "protect" the nation, and the power to legislate without judicial oversight or review of his acts.

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2012 in Egypt, 2012 protests, 2013 in Egypt, 2013 protests, Politics of Egypt, Protests in Egypt, Riots and civil disorder in Egypt, Arab Spring by country, Protest-related deaths, 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution, Timelines of the Arab Spring

Agricultural Museum

The Agricultural Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0467, 31.2089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Agriculture museums, History museums in Egypt, Agriculture in Egypt