Maydān Bin al Ḩakam
Maydān Bin al Ḩakam is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān Bin al Ḩakam is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Baron Empain 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 2½ km northwest of Maydān Bin al Ḩakam.
Baron Empain Palace
Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 3 km south of Maydān Bin al Ḩakam.
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 2½ km south of Maydān Bin al Ḩakam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
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.
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.
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.
Maydān Bin al Ḩakam
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Bin al Ḩakam Square”, “Ibn al Ḩakam Square”, and “Maydan Bin al Hakam”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.11003° or 30° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
31.3204° or 31° 19′ 13″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8G2H486C+25GeoNames ID
7911442
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In Other Languages
“Maydān Bin al Ḩakam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان بن الحكم”
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