Birkat al-fīl

Birkat al-fīl is a locality in , . Birkat al-fīl is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , . The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.

Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the and also called the Cairo Museum or the in Cairo, is a national history museum in , Egypt.

Mosque
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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental and madrasa located in in the of , . It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Abdin.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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is a well-planned and leafy district of central , 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.

Birkat al-fīl

Latitude
30.03367° or 30° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
31.24638° or 31° 14′ 47″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8G2H26MW+FH
Geo­Names ID
7922138
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Birkat al-fīl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة الفيل”
  • French: “Birkaẗ al-fīl”
  • French: “Birket el-Fyl” (historical)

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