Musturud

Musturud is a suburb in , and has about 106,000 residents. Musturud is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Suburb with 106,000 residents
  • Description: town in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Musţurud”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.

Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern .

Castle
Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.
Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha. is situated 3½ km south of Musturud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and Zeitoun.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
The northern districts of Greater form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971. is situated 3½ km south of Musturud.

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.

Musturud

Latitude
30.13088° or 30° 7′ 51″ north
Longitude
31.29487° or 31° 17′ 42″ east
Population
106,000
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8G2H47JV+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 384309619
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
351767
Wiki­data ID
Q12242935
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Norwegian Bokmål—“Musturud” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسطرد”
  • Dutch: “Musturud”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة مسطرد”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسطرد”
  • French: “Musturud”
  • German: “Mostorod”
  • German: “Musturud”
  • German: “Musṭurud”
  • Irish: “Musturud”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Musturud”

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