Ţurá al Ḩajjārah
Ţurá al Ḩajjārah is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ţurá al Ḩajjārah is situated nearby to the village Tummwah, as well as near the locality Mīt Shammās.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.
Torah Mahkoum Prison
Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station.
Aqrab Prison
Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in Helwan, Egypt, south of Cairo. It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists.
Lycee Francais du Caire
School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in Cairo, Egypt. It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tummwah and Tura.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.
Tura
Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tura was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day Cairo and Helwan.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of Cairo, south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.
Ţurá al Ḩajjārah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Tura al Hajjarah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.93333° or 29° 56′ northLongitude
31.26667° or 31° 16′ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
7GXHW7M8+8MGeoNames ID
347190
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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