Dayr Mārī Jirjis

Dayr Mārī Jirjis is a monastery in , . Dayr Mārī Jirjis is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. is situated 1½ km northwest of Dayr Mārī Jirjis.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. is situated 1½ km north of Dayr Mārī Jirjis.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 2½ km northwest of Dayr Mārī Jirjis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tura and Tummwah.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.

Town
El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population: 73,298 in 1986, 91,770 in 1996, 109,314 in 2006, 149,567 in 2018 and 158,278 in 2023. is situated 5 km south of Dayr Mārī Jirjis.

Dayr Mārī Jirjis

Latitude
29.93333° or 29° 56′ north
Longitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
7GXHW7MM+88
Geo­Names ID
352759
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