Bashtīl
Bashtīl is a railway station in Giza Governorate, Egypt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upper Egypt train station and El-Sawy Cultural Wheel.
Upper Egypt train station
Railway station
Bashteel Railway Station, also called Upper Egypt Railway Station, is a major railway station in Giza, Egypt, located in the Bashteel district of the city. Upper Egypt train station is situated 2 km south of Bashtīl.
El-Sawy Cultural Wheel
Arts center
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Sawy Culture Wheel is a cultural center on Gezira Island in the Zamalek district on central Cairo, Egypt. Named after its founder and owner, Abdelmoniem El-Sawy, it is considered one of the most important cultural venues in Egypt and receives more than 20,000 visitors each month. El-Sawy Cultural Wheel is situated 4 km southeast of Bashtīl.
Al-Tawfikia
Metro station
Tawfikia is a station in the Cairo University branch of Cairo Metro Line 3, which was opened on 15 May 2024 as part of Phase 3C of the line. It is located in the intersection between El-Rashid and Ahmed Oraby streets in the Mohandiseen district in Giza. Al-Tawfikia is situated 2½ km southeast of Bashtīl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dokki and Mohandiseen and Gezira.
Dokki and Mohandiseen
Dokki and Mohandiseen are districts in Giza suburb on the west bank of the Nile River, part of Greater Cairo.
Gezira
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Cairo
Photo: Mario modesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Bashtīl
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Al Balad”, “Bashtil”, and “Bashtil Village”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.08333° or 30° 5′ northLongitude
31.18333° or 31° 11′ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8G2H35MM+88GeoNames ID
358994
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