Al Khusus
Al Khusus is a village in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt and has about 489,000 residents. Al Khusus is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Khosous, as well as near El Marg Al Qibliyya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heliopolis and Al Marj.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya, districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 3½ km south of Al Khusus.
Al Marj
Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east Cairo, Egypt. It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cairo and Zeitoun.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo 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.
Zeitoun
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 7 km south of Al Khusus.
Al Khusus
- Type: Village with 489,000 residents
- Also known as: “Al Khuşūş”, “Al Khuşūş, Al Khusus”, and “El-Khuṣûṣ”
- Category: locality
- Location: Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.1597° or 30° 9′ 35″ northLongitude
31.3142° or 31° 18′ 51″ eastPopulation
489,000Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8G2H5857+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 768553351OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
360890
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In Other Languages
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