Orascom Towers
Orascom Towers is a building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Orascom Towers is situated nearby to the suburb Boulaq.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ramses Railway Station and Sinan Pasha Mosque.
Ramses Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramses Railway Station, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, whose statue was erected by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser on the square there in 1955. Ramses Railway Station is situated 2 km southeast of Orascom Towers.
Sinan Pasha Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque in the Boulaq district of Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha in c. 1571 CE. Sinan Pasha Mosque is situated 1 km south of Orascom Towers.
All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo
Church
Photo: Chrischorlton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo is situated 1½ km south of Orascom Towers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulaq and Cairo.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
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.
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.
Orascom Towers
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Abraj Awraskawm” and “Abrāj Awrāskawm”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.0712° or 30° 4′ 16″ northLongitude
31.22845° or 31° 13′ 42″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8G2H36CH+F9GeoNames ID
7922620
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In Other Languages
“Orascom Towers” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبراج أوراسكوم”
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