Mokattam

The Mokattam, also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of an plateau as well as the district built over it in the Southern Area of , .
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  • Peak rising to 182 metres (597 feet)
  • Description: urban district
  • Also known as
    “El Giyushi”
    “Gebel el-Giyûshi”
    “Gebel el-Muqaṭṭam”
    “Gebel Muqattam”
    “Jabal al Jayyūshī”
    “Jabal al Muqattam”
    “Jabal al Muqaţţam, Jabal al Muqattam, Gebel Muqattam, Mukattam, Mokattam Hills”
    “Mokattam Hills”
    “Moqattum Hills”

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Park
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Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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Suburb
is a suburb.
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Suburb
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , .

Mokattam

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Latitude
30.03333° or 30° 2′ north
Longitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ east
Open location code
8G2H27MM+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768552480
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
Geo­Names ID
351884
Wiki­data ID
Q643934

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mokattam” goes by many names.
جبل المقطمArabic
هضبة المقطمArabic
MukattamAzerbaijani
MokattamBasque
Al-MukattamCatalan
Jabal al MuqaţţamCebuano
莫卡塔姆山Chinese
默卡塔姆Chinese
El MokattamDanish
MokattamDutch
هضبة المقطمEgyptian Arabic
Jabal al MuqattamFrench
MokattamFrench
al-MuqattamGerman
Gabal al-MuqattamGerman
Jabal al MuqattamGerman
MokattamGerman
MukattamGerman
MuqaṭṭamGerman
ΜοκατάμGreek
MokattamHausa
מוקתםHebrew
MokattamIndonesian
MokattamIrish
MuqattamItalian
ムカッタム山Japanese
モカッタムJapanese
MukattamPolish
МукаттамRussian
MokattamSpanish
MokattamSwedish
Mukattam DağıTurkish
МокаттамUkrainian
جبل مقطمUrdu

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