Madīnat an Nūr

Madīnat an Nūr is a locality in , . Madīnat an Nūr is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramses Railway Station and Sakakini Palace.

Railway station
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, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of , . The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, whose statue was erected by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser on the square there in 1955. is situated 4 km southwest of Madīnat an Nūr.

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Habib Pasha El is a palace in the al-Zahir district of , Egypt. Built for the contractor Gabriel Habib Sakakini and completed in 1897, it stands on the site of a former lake at the meeting point of eight roads. is situated 3 km south of Madīnat an Nūr.

Mosque
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The Mosque is a in , , . It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes. is situated 3 km southeast of Madīnat an Nūr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and El Sahel.

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

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 2½ km west of Madīnat an Nūr.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . 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 and . is situated 3½ km south of Madīnat an Nūr.

Madīnat an Nūr

Latitude
30.0943° or 30° 5′ 40″ north
Longitude
31.26467° or 31° 15′ 53″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8G2H37V7+PV
Geo­Names ID
7915245
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In Other Languages

“Madīnat an Nūr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة النور”

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