Bab al-Louq
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
- Description: neighborhood in downtown Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as“Bāb al Lūq”“Bab el Luk”“Bāb el Lūq”“Bâb-el-Lûq, Bab al Luq”
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Bab al-Louq
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Latitude
30.04583° or 30° 2′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.23959° or 31° 14′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G2H26WQ+8R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab al-Louq” goes by many names.
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