Obelisk of Senusret I
Obelisk of Senusret I is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Obelisk of Senusret I is situated nearby to the archaeological site Heliopolis, as well as near the suburb Zeitoun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Al Maţariyyah Obelisk”, “Misallat al Matariyah”, and “Misallat al Maţarīyah”
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.
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 3½ km south of Obelisk of Senusret I.
Al Marj
Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east Cairo, Egypt. It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station. Al Marj is situated 3½ km northeast of Obelisk of Senusret I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cairo and Zeitoun.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.
Zeitoun
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Zeitoun is situated 3½ km south of Obelisk of Senusret I.
East Cairo
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Obelisk of Senusret I
- Category: obelisk
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Obelisk of Senusret I” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسلة المطرية”
- Arabic: “مسلة سنوسرت الأول”
- Arabic: “مسلة سنوسرت”
- Arabic: “مسلة عين شمس”
- Arabic: “مسله المطرية”
- Cebuano: “Misallat al Maţarīyah”
- French: “obélisque de Sésostris Ier”
- French: “Obélisque de Sésostris Ier”
- German: “Misallat al-Maṭarīya”
- German: “Obelisk in al-Matariyya”
- German: “Obelisk Sesostris’ I.”
- Italian: “Obelisco di Senusret I”
- Italian: “Obelisco di Sesostri I”
- Persian: “مطریه (استان قاهره)”
- Persian: “مطریه”
- Swedish: “Misallat al Maţarīyah”
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