Al Qalaj

Al Qalaj is a locality in , . Al Qalaj is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Marj.

Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east , . It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Qalaj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and East Cairo.

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The northern districts of Greater form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.

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The eastern districts of are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971. is situated 10 km southwest of Al Qalaj.

Al Qalaj

Latitude
30.17781° or 30° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
31.35328° or 31° 21′ 12″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8G2H59H3+48
Geo­Names ID
360627
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Satellite Map

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