Boulaq

Boulaq, is a district of , in . It neighbours , Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
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  • Type: Suburb with 51,700 residents
  • Description: urban district of Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Beaulac”, “Boulac”, “Boulak”, “Bulac”, “Bulaq”, “Bûlâq”, “Bulaq Abu al ‘Ila”, “Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā”, “Khalidj al-nasiri”, “Булак (гавань)”, and “حي بولاق”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gezira and Egyptian Museum.

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is a district of modern that occupies the…

Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known…

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairo and Islamic Cairo.

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is the capital of and, with a total…

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is the name commonly given to the core…

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is the commercial heart of the modern city of .

Boulaq

Latitude
30.0592° or 30° 3′ 33″ north
Longitude
31.2342° or 31° 14′ 3″ east
Population
51,700
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8G2H365M+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317193944
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
358683
Wiki­data ID
Q1003523
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Boulaq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Būlāq”
  • Arabic: “بولاق أبو العلا”
  • Arabic: “بولاق”
  • Armenian: “Բուլաք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bulaq (Misir)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bulaq”
  • Catalan: “Bulak”
  • Chinese: “布拉克”
  • Czech: “Búlaq”
  • Dutch: “Bulaq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بولاق ابو العلا”
  • Finnish: “Bulaq”
  • French: “Boulaq”
  • French: “Boulâq” (historical)
  • Georgian: “ბულაკი”
  • German: “Bulaq”
  • German: “Būlāq”
  • Irish: “Bulaq”
  • Italian: “Bulaq”
  • Japanese: “ブーラーク”
  • Korean: “불라크”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Boulaq”
  • Norwegian: “Boulaq”
  • Persian: “بولاق”
  • Polish: “Bulak”
  • Portuguese: “Bulaq”
  • Portuguese: “Bulaque”
  • Russian: “Булак (район Каира)”
  • Russian: “Булак”
  • Spanish: “Bulaq”
  • Swedish: “Boulaq”
  • Turkish: “Bulak”
  • Ukrainian: “Булак (Каїр)”
  • Ukrainian: “Булак”
  • Urdu: “بولاق”
  • Uzbek: “Buloq (Qohira)”
  • Uzbek: “Buloq”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Sheikh Farrag and El Sandabisy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Church of Carmelite Lady for Franciscan Padres and Santa Demiana.

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