Ghamrah

Ghamrah is a locality in , . Ghamrah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sakakini Palace and Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque.

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Habib Pasha El is a palace in the al-Zahir district of , Egypt. Built for the contractor Gabriel Habib Sakakini and completed in 1897, it stands on the site of a former lake at the meeting point of eight roads.

Mosque
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The Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars is a located in , . Completed in 1268 CE, during by the Mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Baybars al-Bunduqdari through his vizier Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna and Sanjar al-Shuja‘i.

Hospital
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Daher and Islamic Cairo.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are and .

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is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Ghamrah.

Ghamrah

Latitude
30.06538° or 30° 3′ 55″ north
Longitude
31.26221° or 31° 15′ 44″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8G2H3786+5V
Geo­Names ID
356706
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ghamrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غمرة”

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