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Cairo Governorate

Qaşr al Qubbah

Qaşr al Qubbah is a palace in , . Qaşr al Qubbah is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the suburb .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qubba Palace and Heliopolis Palace.

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.

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 2 km southeast of Qaşr al Qubbah.

Mosque
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The is a in , . The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser. is situated 2 km southwest of Qaşr al Qubbah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeitoun and Garden City.

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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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.

Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , . is situated 2½ km southwest of Qaşr al Qubbah.

Qaşr al Qubbah

Latitude
30.09871° or 30° 5′ 55″ north
Longitude
31.30307° or 31° 18′ 11″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8G2H38X3+F6
Geo­Names ID
7911635
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In Other Languages

“Qaşr al Qubbah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سراي القبة”
  • Arabic: “قصر القبة”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Masākin ash Shirkah as Su‘ūdī and Kūbrī al Qubbah.

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