Mokattam
The Mokattam, also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of an Eastern Desert plateau as well as the district built over it in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 182 metres
- 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”, and “Moqattum Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Park and funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay.
Al-Azhar Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Al-Azhar Park is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in Historic Cairo, Egypt. Among several honors, this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces by the Project for Public Spaces.
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, is an Islamic religious funerary complex located in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. Built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay between 1470 and 1474, the complex consists of a mosque attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, along with residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb.
The Carriage Museum
Museum
The Royal Carriages Museum is located at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, in front of Suleiman Pasha Mosque. The museum was inaugurated in 1983, then it was re-inaugurated after its renovation in 2013.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
Photo: Motazhesham2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Mokattam
- Categories: quarter and landform
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.03333° or 30° 2′ northLongitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ eastElevation
182 metres (597 feet)Open location code
8G2H27MM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 768552480OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“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: “莫卡塔姆山”
- Chinese: “默卡塔姆”
- Danish: “El Mokattam”
- Dutch: “Mokattam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هضبة المقطم”
- French: “Jabal al Muqattam”
- French: “Mokattam”
- German: “al-Muqattam”
- German: “Gabal al-Muqattam”
- German: “Jabal al Muqattam”
- German: “Mokattam”
- German: “Mukattam”
- German: “Muqattam”
- German: “Muqaṭṭam”
- Greek: “Μοκατάμ”
- Hebrew: “מוקתם”
- Indonesian: “Mokattam”
- Irish: “Mokattam”
- Italian: “Muqattam”
- Japanese: “ムカッタム山”
- Japanese: “モカッタム”
- Polish: “Mukattam”
- Russian: “Мукаттам”
- Spanish: “Mokattam”
- Swedish: “Mokattam”
- Turkish: “Mukattam Dağı”
- Ukrainian: “Мокаттам”
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Highlights include Virgin Mary and St. Simon the Tanner Cathedral and Church of Saint Paula.
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