Zamalek
Zamalek is a qism within the West District in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, with the bahr al-a'ma cut during the second half of the 19th Century to separate it from the west bank proper.
- Suburb with about 16,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: urban district in Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as“Az Zamālik”“El Gezîra”“El-Zamâlik”“Ez Zamālik”“Gezîret el Zamâlik”“Zamâlik”
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Places in the Area
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Zamalek
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Latitude
30.06299° or 30° 3′ 47″ north
Longitude
31.21963° or 31° 13′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G2H3679+5V
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Zamalek” goes by many names.
ZamalekItalian
ザマーレクJapanese
ザマーレク地区Japanese
زمالکPersian
Az-ZamalikPolish
ZamalekPolish
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