Hanging Church

Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 29 metres (95 feet)
  • Description: church in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Al Kanīsah al Mu‘allaqah”
    “al-Muʿallaqah”
    “Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon”
    “Saint Virgin Mary’s Church”
    “Saint Virgin Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church”
    “كنيسة القديسة مريم العذراء”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coptic Museum and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
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The is a in , Egypt…
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The , sometimes referred to as the… is situated 110 metres northeast of Hanging Church.
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The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in . is situated 140 metres north of Hanging Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
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is the extensive district of southern …
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . is situated 2½ km north of Hanging Church.
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Hanging Church

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Latitude
30.00525° or 30° 0′ 19″ north
Longitude
31.23017° or 31° 13′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G2H264J+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1240729445
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7923016
Wiki­data ID
Q2422298

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Hanging Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكنيسة المعلقة”
  • Arabic: “الكنيسه المعلقه”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المعلقة”
  • Bulgarian: “Висяща църква”
  • Catalan: “Església Penjada”
  • Catalan: “Església Suspesa”
  • Chinese: “悬空教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Presvete Bogorodice u Kairu”
  • Dutch: “Hangende Kerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسة المعلقة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه المعلقه”
  • Esperanto: “Penda Eklezio de Kairo”
  • Esperanto: “Pendo-preĝejo”
  • Finnish: “Riippuva kirkko”
  • French: “Al-Kanîsah al-Mu’allaqah”
  • French: “Al-Mu’allaqah”
  • French: “église suspendue”
  • German: “Hängende Kirche”
  • German: “Kirche der Heiligen Jungfrau Maria”
  • German: “Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche der Heiligen Jungfrau Maria”
  • Greek: “Κρεμαστή Εκκλησία”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Gantung”
  • Italian: “chiesa Sospesa”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Sospesa”
  • Japanese: “ハンギング・チャーチ”
  • Japanese: “ムアッラカ教会”
  • Lithuanian: “Kairo Šv. Mergelės Marijos bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Пресвета Богородица”
  • Persian: “کلیسای معلق”
  • Polish: “Kościół ‘Zawieszony’”
  • Polish: “Kościół Zawieszony”
  • Polish: “Wiszący Kościół”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja Suspensa”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfânta Maria din Cairo”
  • Russian: “Аль-Муалляка”
  • Russian: “Висячая церковь”
  • Russian: “Подвешенная церковь”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Марии”
  • Serbian: “Црква Пресвете Богородице у Каиру”
  • Serbian: “Црква Пресвете Богородице”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Marije, Kairo”
  • Spanish: “iglesia Colgante”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Colgante”
  • Tamil: “தொங்கு தேவாலயம்”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Kilisesi”
  • Urdu: “معلق گرجا گھر”

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