Maydān al Amīrīyah
Maydān al Amīrīyah is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān al Amīrīyah is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun, as well as near the hamlet Hadaiq el Qubbah.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km northeast of Maydān al Amīrīyah.
Qubba 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. Qubba Palace is situated 1¼ km southeast of Maydān al Amīrīyah.
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 3 km southeast of Maydān al Amīrīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and Garden City.
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.
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.
Hadaiq el Qubbah
Hamlet
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. Hadaiq el Qubbah is situated 2½ km south of Maydān al Amīrīyah.
Maydān al Amīrīyah
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Al Amīrīyah Square”, “Al Amīriyyah Square”, and “Maydan al Amiriyah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.10523° or 30° 6′ 19″ northLongitude
31.29241° or 31° 17′ 33″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8G2H474R+3XGeoNames ID
7911803
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In Other Languages
“Maydān al Amīrīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان الأميرية”
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