Kūbrī al Firdaws
Kūbrī al Firdaws is a bridge in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Kūbrī al Firdaws is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Daher, as well as near the hamlet Hadaiq el Qubbah.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bab Al-Nasr.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 2 km southwest of Kūbrī al Firdaws.
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 1½ km west of Kūbrī al Firdaws.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 2 km southwest of Kūbrī al Firdaws.
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. Al Daher is situated 2½ km west of Kūbrī al Firdaws.
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. Hadaiq el Qubbah is situated 3 km north of Kūbrī al Firdaws.
Kūbrī al Firdaws
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Al Fardūs Bridge”, “Al Firdaws Bridge”, and “Kubri al Firdaws”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.05555° or 30° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
31.27992° or 31° 16′ 48″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8G2H374H+6XGeoNames ID
7914143
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In Other Languages
“Kūbrī al Firdaws” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كوبري الفردوس”
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