Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī
Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun, as well as near the castle Qubba Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba 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 north of Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī.
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 790 metres southwest of Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī.
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 4 km south of Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and East 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.
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.
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 az̧ Z̧awāhirī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Az̧ Z̧awāhirī Mosque”, “Az̧ Z̧wāhrī Mosque”, and “Masjid az Zawahiri”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.10465° or 30° 6′ 17″ northLongitude
31.30719° or 31° 18′ 26″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8G2H4834+VVGeoNames ID
7911808
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In Other Languages
“Masjid az̧ Z̧awāhirī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الظواهري”
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