masjid Abū al-ʻIlā
masjid Abū al-ʻIlā is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. masjid Abū al-ʻIlā is situated nearby to the public building Foreign Ministry, as well as near the suburb Boulaq.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Foreign Ministry and Egyptian Museum.
Foreign Ministry
Public building
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Foreign Ministry is a public building.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the Egyptological museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, including over 170,000 items. Egyptian Museum is situated 1 km south of masjid Abū al-ʻIlā.
Tahrir Square
Square
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Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 1½ km southeast of masjid Abū al-ʻIlā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo and Boulaq.
Cairo
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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
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.
masjid Abū al-ʻIlā
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “As Sulţān Abū al ‘Ila Mosque”, “Masjid as Sulţān Abū al ‘Ila”, “Masjid as Sultan Abu al `Ila”, “Mosque of Abu al-‘Ila”, “Mosque of Abu al-Ila”, and “mosque of Abuʼl-ʽIlā”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05625° or 30° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
31.2299° or 31° 13′ 48″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8G2H364H+GXGeoNames ID
7922602
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“masjid Abū al-ʻIlā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد أبو العِلا”
- Arabic: “مسجد السلطان أبو العلا”
- French: “masǧid Abū al-ʿIlā”
- French: “mosquée Aboul-ʽAba” (historical)
- French: “Mosquée d’Abou Lailé” (historical)
- French: “mosquée d’Aboul-Ela” (historical)
- French: “mosquée d’Aboul-ʽEla” (historical)
Localities in the Area
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