Bashtīl
Bashtīl is a railway station in Giza Governorate, Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Agricultural Museum and Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Agricultural Museum
Park
Photo: Amr F.Nagy, Public domain.
The Agricultural Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. Agricultural Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Bashtīl.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Government office
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is a government office, which is situated 3½ km east of Bashtīl.
Apostolic Nunciature
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Egypt. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Apostolic Nunciature is situated 4 km east 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
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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
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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”, “Bashtîl Station”, “Bashtil Village”, and “Maḩaţţat Bashtīlī”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06715° or 30° 4′ 2″ northLongitude
31.18462° or 31° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8G2H358M+VRGeoNames ID
358995
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