Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn

Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn is an island in , . Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
  • 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.

Island
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is a Nile island located in the metropolitan region of near the eastern Nile shore south of and near of Qorsaya Island. The island belongs to and has a strong agricultural character.

Protected area
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Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of . It was built adjacent to what is now known as by the Rashidun Muslim general ʿAmr ibn ul-ʿĀṣ immediately after the Muslim conquest of in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of ʿAmr, the first built in Egypt. is situated 2½ km north of Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn.

Museum
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The is a in , Egypt, which contains the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. is situated 2½ km north of Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giza and Ma’adi.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

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Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of , south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Jazīrat Dayr aţ Ţīn

Latitude
29.98333° or 29° 59′ north
Longitude
31.23333° or 31° 14′ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
7GXHX6MM+88
Geo­Names ID
358277
Wiki­data ID
Q23952172
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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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