Al Amīrīyah
Al Amīrīyah is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Amīrīyah is situated nearby to the locality Madīnat al Īmān, as well as near Al Wāylī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
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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 3 km northeast of Al Amīrīyah.
Qubba Palace
Castle
Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha.
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
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The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 3½ km southeast of Al Amīrīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and Garden City.
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.
Garden City
Garden City is a well-planned and leafy district of central Cairo, immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.
Hadaiq el Qubbah
Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. Hadaiq el Qubbah is situated 3 km south of Al Amīrīyah.
Al Amīrīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Amiriyah”, “Al Amīriyyah”, “Amiriya”, and “El-Amîrîya”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.1101° or 30° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
31.28934° or 31° 17′ 22″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8G2H476Q+2PGeoNames ID
361581
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In Other Languages
“Al Amīrīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الأميرية”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mustashfá Khāmis al Khulafā’ ar Rāshidīn and Maydān al Amīrīyah.
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