Qasr El Nil Bridge

The Qasr el Nil Bridge, is a historic swing bridge structure dating from 1931 which replaced the first bridge to span the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Bridge
  • …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Khedive Ismail Bridge”
  • Description: bridge in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Kasr el Nil”
    “Kūbrī Qaṣr al-Nīl”
    “Kūbrī Qaşr an Nīl”
    “Qasr al-Nil bridge”
    “Qaşr an Nīl Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gezira and Egyptian Museum.

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is a district of modern that occupies the…

Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known… is situated 590 metres northeast of Qasr El Nil Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arab League and Downtown Cairo.

Locality
The , officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organisation in the Arab world.

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is the commercial heart of the modern city of .

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is a well-planned and leafy district…

Qasr El Nil Bridge

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Latitude
30.04368° or 30° 2′ 37″ north
Longitude
31.22981° or 31° 13′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G2H26VH+FW
Geo­Names ID
7923144
Wiki­data ID
Q1973889

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qasr El Nil Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوبري قصر النيل”
  • Basque: “Qasr al-Nil zubia”
  • Dutch: “Qasr al-Nil-brug”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى قصر النيل”
  • French: “pont Qasr al-Nil”
  • French: “Pont Qasr al-Nil”
  • French: “pont Ismaïl” (historical)
  • German: “Khedive-Ismail-Brücke”
  • German: “Qasr-an-Nil-Brücke”
  • Hausa: “Ginin Qasr El Nil”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קסר א-ניל”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קסר אל ניל”
  • Hindi: “क़ॉसर अल-नील पुल”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Qasr El Nil”
  • Italian: “Ponte Qasr al-Nil”
  • Japanese: “カスル・アン＝ニール橋”
  • Kashmiri: “قصر النیل کٔدٕل”
  • Spanish: “puente Qasr al-Nil”
  • Spanish: “Puente Qasr al-Nil”
  • Turkish: “Kasr El Nil Köprüsü”
  • Urdu: “قصر النیل پل”

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