Al Birkah
Al Birkah is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Birkah is situated nearby to the locality ‘Ezbet Sâini Tutûngi, as well as near Manshīyat as Sadd al ‘Ālī.Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Marj.
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. Al Marj is situated 3 km west of Al Birkah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cairo and East Cairo.
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.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo 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. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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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 8 km southwest of Al Birkah.
Al Birkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El-Birka”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.15063° or 30° 9′ 2″ northLongitude
31.36549° or 31° 21′ 56″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8G2H5928+75GeoNames ID
361376
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