Bab al Khalq
Bab al Khalq is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Bab al Khalq is situated nearby to the locality Ad Darb al Aḩmar, as well as near the suburb Abdin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Art and Abdin Palace.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt 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.
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.
Bāb Zuwaylah
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Bab al-Louq.
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.
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 Khalq
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04105° or 30° 2′ 28″ northLongitude
31.25234° or 31° 15′ 8″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8G2H27R2+CWGeoNames ID
7922106
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In Other Languages
“Bab al Khalq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الخلق”
Localities in the Area
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