Qal‘at ar Rayyān

Qal‘at ar Rayyān is a hill in , and has an elevation of 188 metres. Qal‘at ar Rayyān is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include 30 June Stadium and Canadian International College.

Stadium
Photo: Crosskimo, Public domain.
The known as Air Defense Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics located in . It was built by the Egyptian Air Defense Forces. is situated 3½ km southwest of Qal‘at ar Rayyān.

University building
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The , is an Egyptian University in , Egypt. The CIC is the sole provider of Canadian higher education in Egypt. CIC is the Cairo campus for Cape Breton University. is situated 4 km southeast of Qal‘at ar Rayyān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairo Festival City and Nasr City.

Village
is a mixed-use urban development in , , located along the Cairo Ring Road. Developed by -based Al-Futtaim Real Estate, it covers approximately 3 million square meters, combining residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, and entertainment facilities and was opened in 2010. is situated 2½ km southeast of Qal‘at ar Rayyān.

Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of , . It is administratively divided into West/One, and East/Two. is situated 5 km west of Qal‘at ar Rayyān.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The eastern districts of are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Qal‘at ar Rayyān

Latitude
30.04917° or 30° 2′ 57″ north
Longitude
31.39305° or 31° 23′ 35″ east
Elevation
188 metres (617 feet)
Open location code
8G2H29XV+M6
Geo­Names ID
350807
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