Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn
Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn is a railway station in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
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Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya, districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 2½ km north of Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn.
Qubba Palace
Castle
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. Qubba Palace is situated 1 km southwest of Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn.
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
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The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 2 km southeast of Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and East Cairo.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo 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.
Garden City
Garden City is a well-planned and leafy district of central Cairo, immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.
Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “‘Izbat az Zaytūn”, “El Zeitûn Station”, “El-Zaitûn”, “Ez Zaitūn”, “Ezbet-el-Zeitun”, “Hada’iq az Zaytun”, and “Zeitun Station”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.10587° or 30° 6′ 21″ northLongitude
31.31036° or 31° 18′ 37″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8G2H4846+84GeoNames ID
355353
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In Other Languages
“Ḩadā’iq az Zaytūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حدائق الزيتون”
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