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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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 182 metres
  • Description: urban district
  • Also known as: “El Giyushi”, “Gabal al-Muqattam”, “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”, “ムカッタム山”, and “莫卡塔姆山”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Al-Azhar Park and funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay.

Park
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is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in , .

Mosque
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The , is an Islamic…

Museum
Photo: Amr F.Nagy, Public domain.
The Royal Carriages Museum is located in in Cairo, Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the name commonly given to the core…

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , .

Mokattam

Latitude
30.03333° or 30° 2′ north
Longitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ east
Elevation
182 metres (597 feet)
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.
  • Arabic: “جبل المقطم”
  • Arabic: “هضبة المقطم”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mukattam”
  • Basque: “Mokattam”
  • Catalan: “al-Mukattam”
  • Catalan: “Al-Mukattam”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal al Muqaţţam”
  • Chinese: “默卡塔姆”
  • Danish: “El Mokattam”
  • Dutch: “Mokattam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هضبة المقطم”
  • French: “Jabal al Muqattam”
  • French: “Mokattam”
  • German: “al-Muqattam”
  • German: “Jabal al Muqattam”
  • German: “Mukattam”
  • German: “Muqaṭṭam”
  • Greek: “Μοκατάμ”
  • Hausa: “Mokattam”
  • Hebrew: “מוקתם”
  • Indonesian: “Mokattam”
  • Irish: “Mokattam”
  • Italian: “Muqattam”
  • Japanese: “モカッタム”
  • Polish: “Mukattam”
  • Russian: “Мукаттам”
  • Spanish: “Mokattam”
  • Swedish: “Mokattam”
  • Turkish: “Mukattam Dağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Мокаттам”
  • Urdu: “جبل مقطم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Monsha’at Nasir and Manshiet Naser.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Virgin Mary and St. Simon the Tanner Cathedral and Church of Saint Paula.

Egypt: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cairo and Alexandria.

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