Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn
Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn is an island in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn is situated nearby to the locality Maadi Cornish, as well as near the village El Sheikh Mubarak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Egypt
- Also known as: “Gezîret Dâr el-Salâm”, “Gezîret Deir el-Ṭîn”, and “Jazirat Dayr at Tin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dahab Island and Fustat.
Dahab Island
Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dahab Island is a Nile island located in the metropolitan region of Cairo near the eastern Nile shore south of Roda Island and near of Qorsaya Island. The island belongs to Giza and has a strong agricultural character.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 2½ km north of Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 2½ km north of Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’adi and Giza.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi a suburban district of Cairo, to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn
- Category: landform
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn”
- Swedish: “Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maadi Cornish and El Sheikh Mubarak.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jazīrat adh Dhahab and Kūbrī al ‘Āshar min Ramaḑān.
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