Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr

Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr is a tomb in , . Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the castle .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heliopolis Palace and Qubba Palace.

Castle
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The is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being , , Montaza Palace and , for the executive office of the President of Egypt. is situated 1 km southeast of Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr.

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. is situated 1 km northwest of Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr.

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The , also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central , Egypt. is situated 2 km southeast of Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeitoun and East Cairo.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971.

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The eastern districts of 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.

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is a well-planned and leafy district of central , 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.

Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr

Latitude
30.09369° or 30° 5′ 37″ north
Longitude
31.31142° or 31° 18′ 41″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8G2H38V6+FH
Geo­Names ID
7911467
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In Other Languages

“Ḑarīḩ ash Shaykh Abū an Nūr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح الشيخ أبو النور”

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