Al Wāylī

Al Wāylī is a locality in , . Al Wāylī is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.

Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern . is situated 4 km northeast of Al Wāylī.

Castle
Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.
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.

Mosque
Photo: Nableezy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , . The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Zeitoun.

Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , .

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. is situated 2½ km east of Al Wāylī.

Neighborhood
of Cairo is a district in the Northern Area of , . It used to form part of a larger district of that was established as a garden suburb of Cairo in the 19th century until it was subdivided in 1988 into the districts of al-Sahel, , and Shubra. is situated 4½ km west of Al Wāylī.

Al Wāylī

Latitude
30.10161° or 30° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.28213° or 31° 16′ 56″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8G2H472J+JV
Geo­Names ID
7912262
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In Other Languages

“Al Wāylī” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الوايلي”

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