Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’
Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’ is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’ is situated nearby to the suburb Zeitoun, as well as near the hamlet Hadaiq el Qubbah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3½ km northeast of Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’.
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 east of Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’.
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 Gamal Abdel Nasser. Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is situated 2½ km south of Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden City and Zeitoun.
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.
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.
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.
Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanisat Maryam al `Adhra‘” and “Virgin Mary Church”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.10263° or 30° 6′ 10″ northLongitude
31.28649° or 31° 17′ 11″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H473P+3HGeoNames ID
7914788
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat Maryam al ‘Adhrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة مريم العذراء”
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