Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah
Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun.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 2 km north of Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah.
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 1½ km south of Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah.
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 3½ km southeast of Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah.
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.
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.
Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Ash Shahīd Ţ‘īmah Mosque”, “Ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah Mosque”, and “Masjid ash Shahid Ta`imah”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.11431° or 30° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
31.30116° or 31° 18′ 4″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8G2H4872+PFGeoNames ID
7912224
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In Other Languages
“Masjid ash Shahīd Ţa‘īmah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الشهيد طعيمة”
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