Talat Harb Square
Talat Harb Square is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Talat Harb Square is situated nearby to the suburb Bab al-Louq, as well as near Tahrir Square.Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ben Snooks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gezira and Tahrir Square.
Gezira
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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Tahrir Square
Square
Photo: Waelmansoory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 440 metres southwest of Talat Harb Square.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian Museum is situated 470 metres west of Talat Harb Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Cairo and Bab al-Louq.
Downtown Cairo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo. In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
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.
Arab League
Locality
The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen.
Talat Harb Square
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Maydan Qasr an Nil”, “Maydān Qaşr an Nīl”, “Maydān Sulaymān Bāshā”, “Maydān Ṭalʻat Ḥarb”, “Midan Soliman Pasha”, “Midan Talaat Harb”, “Qaşr an Nīl Square”, and “Talaat Harb Square”
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04763° or 30° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
31.23847° or 31° 14′ 19″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8G2H26XQ+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 96621123OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Talat Harb Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان سليمان باشا” (historical)
- Arabic: “ميدان طلعت حرب”
- Arabic: “ميدان قصر النيل”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان طلعت حرب”
- German: “Talaat-Harb-Platz”
- Russian: “Площадь Талаат Харб”
- Turkish: “Talaat Harb Meydanı”
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