Sayyidah Zainab District

Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyida Zaynab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
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  • Suburb with about 147,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Saieda Zenab”
  • Description: neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “al-Sayyida Zaynab”
    “Al-Sayyida Zeinab”
    “Al-Sayyidah Zaynab”
    “al-Sayyidaẗ Zaynab”
    “As Sayyidah Zaynab”
    “as-Sayyeda Zaïnab”
    “El Saîyida Zeinab”
    “el-Sayeda Zeinab”
    “Elsayyida Zinab”
    “Es Saiyida Zeinab”
    “Saiyida Zeinab”
    “Saiyida Zênab”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tahrir Square and Rhoda Island.
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , .
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Roda Island is an island neighbourhood on the Nile…
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The is an art museum located in Cairo, Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden City and Old Cairo.
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is a well-planned and leafy district…
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is the extensive district of southern …
is a neighborhood in downtown .

Sayyidah Zainab District

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Latitude
30.02732° or 30° 1′ 38″ north
Longitude
31.24041° or 31° 14′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G2H26GR+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 324283307
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
359824
Wiki­data ID
Q11009758

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sayyidah Zainab District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب ،القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب حي”
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “حي السيدة زينب محافظة القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “حي السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “مدينة السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “منطقة السيدة زينب”
  • Armenian: “ալ-Սաիդա Զեյնաբ”
  • Dutch: “El Sayyeda Zainab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السيده زينب”
  • French: “El Sayeda Zeinab”
  • French: “Sitty Zeynab” (historical)
  • Persian: “سیده زینب (قاهره)”
  • Persian: “سیده زینب”
  • Spanish: “As-Sayyidah Zaynab”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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