Masjid az Zahrā’
Masjid az Zahrā’ is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid az Zahrā’ is situated nearby to Unknown Soldier Memorial, as well as near Cairo Stadium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Cairo Stadium
Stadium
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the Olympic Stadium in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. Cairo Stadium is situated 800 metres north of Masjid az Zahrā’.
Unknown Soldier Memorial
The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. Unknown Soldier Memorial is situated 420 metres north of Masjid az Zahrā’.
Main Hall
Sports venue
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, built in 1991, consists of four multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall, which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators. Main Hall is situated 1 km northwest of Masjid az Zahrā’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nasr City and Hadaiq el Qubbah.
Nasr City
Suburb
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Nasr City / Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 3 km east of Masjid az Zahrā’.
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 3½ km northwest of Masjid az Zahrā’.
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.
Masjid az Zahrā’
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Az Zahrā’ Mosque” and “Masjid az Zahra‘”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06184° or 30° 3′ 43″ northLongitude
31.31241° or 31° 18′ 45″ eastElevation
62 metres (203 feet)Open location code
8G2H3866+PXGeoNames ID
7911499
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In Other Languages
“Masjid az Zahrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الزهراء”
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