Maydān al Faransāwī
Maydān al Faransāwī is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān al Faransāwī is situated nearby to the metro station Abdou Pasha, as well as near Sakakini Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sakakini Palace and Bab Al-Nasr.
Sakakini Palace
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Habib Pasha El Sakakini Palace is a palace located in the El Sakkakini district of Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1897 by Habib Sakakini, it is considered as one of Egypt's most important palaces due to its Rococo-style architecture. Sakakini Palace is situated 1 km northwest of Maydān al Faransāwī.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 1¼ km southwest of Maydān al Faransāwī.
Abdou Pasha
Metro station
Abdou Pasha station is a station on the Cairo Metro, part of Phase 1 of Line 3. It is located under El-Abaseya street in Abdou Pasha Square. Abdou Pasha is situated 440 metres northeast of Maydān al Faransāwī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
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.
Maydān al Faransāwī
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Al Faransāwī Square” and “Maydan al Faransawi”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.06211° or 30° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
31.27382° or 31° 16′ 26″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8G2H376F+RGGeoNames ID
7912449
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In Other Languages
“Maydān al Faransāwī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان الفرنساوي”
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