Al Wāylī
Al Wāylī is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Wāylī is situated nearby to the locality Madīnat al Ashrāf, as well as near Al Waili.Places of Interest
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 4 km northeast of Al Wāylī.
Qubba Palace
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.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Nableezy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of the 2nd Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Zeitoun.
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.
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 2½ km east of Al Wāylī.
El Sahel
Neighborhood
El-Sahel of Cairo is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It used to form part of a larger district of Shubra 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, Rod El Farag, and Shubra. El Sahel is situated 4½ km west of Al Wāylī.
Al Wāylī
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Wayli”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.10161° or 30° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
31.28213° or 31° 16′ 56″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8G2H472J+JVGeoNames ID
7912262
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In Other Languages
“Al Wāylī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الوايلي”
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