Umm Kulthum Museum
Om Kalthoum Museum is a biographical museum in Cairo, Egypt. The Umm Kulthum Museum is dedicated to Umm Kulthum, the iconic Egyptian singer, songwriter, and actress.Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: specialized museum in Old Cairo, Cairo
- Also known as: “’Um Kalthūm Museum”, “Muthaf Umm Kulthum”, “Mutḩaf Umm Kulthūm”, “Om Kalthom Museum”, and “Umm Kulthūm Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nilometer in Rhoda Island and Coptic Museum.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 570 metres east of Umm Kulthum Museum.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Hanging Church is situated 570 metres southeast of Umm Kulthum Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Giza.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. 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. Sayyidah Zainab District is situated 2½ km northeast of Umm Kulthum Museum.
Umm Kulthum Museum
- Categories: museum building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00762° or 30° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
31.22488° or 31° 13′ 30″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8G2H265F+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 670115369OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Umm Kulthum Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف أم كلثوم”
- Arabic: “متحف ام كلثوم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف أم كلثوم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ام كلثوم”
- German: “Umm-Kulthum-Museum”
- Turkish: “Manastırlı Sarayı”
- Turkish: “Ümmü Gülsüm Müzesi”
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