Dayr al Adhra
Dayr al Adhra is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Dayr al Adhra is situated nearby to the village Tummwah, as well as near Tura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Lycee Francais du Caire.
Torah Mahkoum Prison
Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. Torah Mahkoum Prison is situated 2 km east of Dayr al Adhra.
Lycee Francais du Caire
School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in Cairo, Egypt. It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. Lycee Francais du Caire is situated 2 km east of Dayr al Adhra.
Aqrab Prison
Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in Helwan, Egypt, south of Cairo. It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. Aqrab Prison is situated 3½ km east of Dayr al Adhra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tummwah and Ma’adi.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi a suburban district of Cairo, to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi.
Tura
Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tura was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day Cairo and Helwan. Tura is situated 3½ km southeast of Dayr al Adhra.
Dayr al Adhra
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Dayr al ‘Adhrā’”, “Dayr al ‘Adhrā’, Dayr al Adhra, Deir al Adra”, “Dayr al `Adhra‘”, “Deir el-‘Aḑra”, and “Holy Virgin’s Monastery”
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.95° or 29° 57′ northLongitude
31.25° or 31° 15′ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
7GXHX722+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 768769500OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipGeoNames ID
361808
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Dayr al Adhra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير العذراء”
- French: “Dayr al Adhra”
- German: “Dayr al Adhra”
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