Smouha

Smouha is an upper-class district in the centre of , . It is home to the Security Directorate of Alexandria and the Smouha Sporting Club, Smouha's central roundabout connects between other areas in Alexandria and highways like Cairo–Alexandria desert road and Tanta-Alexandria Agriculture road.
Wikipedia
Photo: Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neiborhood in Alexandria, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Semoha”, “Smoha”, and “Smuha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Alexandria National Museum.

Library
Photo: René Dinkel, CC0.
The is a major library and on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in , Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity. is situated 3½ km west of Smouha.

Museum
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The is a museum in , . It was inaugurated the 31 December 2003 by Hosni Mubarak and it is located in a renovated Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street. is situated 3½ km southwest of Smouha.

Hospital
Photo: Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Gaber and Kafr Abdo.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , . The interior section of the neighborhood contains the railway station, the main rail entry point to Alexandria for most travelers.

Neighborhood
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Kafr Abdu is an affluent neighborhood in , . The neighborhood mainly houses wealthy Egyptians, as well as foreigners living in Alexandria.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Smouha.

Smouha

Latitude
31.21454° or 31° 12′ 52″ north
Longitude
29.94568° or 29° 56′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G3F6W7W+R7
Geo­Names ID
6544317
Wiki­data ID
Q2177676
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Smouha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي سموحة”
  • Arabic: “سموحة (حي)”
  • Arabic: “سموحة”
  • Arabic: “سموحه”
  • Arabic: “منطقة سموحة”
  • Dutch: “Semoha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سموحه”
  • German: “Smuha”
  • Greek: “Σμούχα”
  • Urdu: “سموحہ”

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