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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in downtown Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “Bab al Luq”, “Bāb al Lūq”, “Bab el Luk”, “Bāb el Lūq”, and “Bâb-el-Lûq, Bab al Luq”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum.
Tahrir Square
Square
Photo: Waelmansoory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the Egyptological museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, including over 170,000 items.
Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Annunciation Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that follows the Armenian Rite and is located on Mohamed Sabri Abu Alm Street, Abdine in Cairo, Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Cairo and Arab League.
Downtown Cairo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo. In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
Arab League
Locality
The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen.
Bab al-Louq
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04583° or 30° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
31.23959° or 31° 14′ 23″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8G2H26WQ+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 768590240OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab al-Louq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب اللوق”
- Dutch: “Bab al-Louq”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باب اللوق”
- French: “Bab al Luq”
- French: “Bab El Louk”
- German: “Bab al Luq”
- German: “Bab el-Louk”
- Irish: “Bab al-Louq”
- Uzbek: “Bab al-Luq”
Localities in the Area
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