Maydān Bāb al Khalq
Maydān Bāb al Khalq is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān Bāb al Khalq is situated nearby to Museum of Islamic Art, as well as near the suburb Abdin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Art and Bāb Zuwaylah.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.
Bāb Zuwaylah
Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 460 metres east of Maydān Bāb al Khalq.
Abdin Palace
Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution. Abdin Palace is situated 560 metres west of Maydān Bāb al Khalq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic Cairo.
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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
Maydān Bāb al Khalq
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Bāb al Khalq Square” and “Maydan Bab al Khalq”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04386° or 30° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
31.25317° or 31° 15′ 11″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8G2H27V3+G7GeoNames ID
7922104
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In Other Languages
“Maydān Bāb al Khalq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان باب الخلق”
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