El Marg

El Marg is a district in the Eastern Area of , , bordering Qalyubia Governorate near . It was separated from the El Salam district on 1 April 1994.
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  • Type: Locality with 862,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al Marj”, “El-Marg”, “El-Merj”, and “Marg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Marj and Heliopolis.

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.

Archaeological site
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was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern . is situated 4 km southwest of El Marg.

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 6 km southwest of El Marg.

El Marg

Latitude
30.15154° or 30° 9′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.3386° or 31° 20′ 19″ east
Population
862,000
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8G2H582Q+JC
Geo­Names ID
360742
Wiki­data ID
Q4115213
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Satellite Map

Discover El Marg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“El Marg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرج”
  • Arabic: “حي المرج”
  • Arabic: “مرج”
  • Dutch: “El-Marg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرج”
  • French: “El Marg”
  • German: “El Marg”
  • Irish: “El-Marg”
  • Persian: “مرج”
  • Russian: “Эль-Марг”
  • Spanish: “Al-Marj”
  • Swedish: “El-Marg”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Марг”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Marj”

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