Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá
Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá is a building in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá is situated nearby to the government office Apostolic Nunciature, as well as near Embassy of Hungary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Apostolic Nunciature and Embassy of Hungary.
Apostolic Nunciature
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Egypt. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Apostolic Nunciature is situated 260 metres south of Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá.
Embassy of Hungary
Government office
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Embassy of Hungary is a government office, which is situated 290 metres north of Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá.
El-Sawy Cultural Wheel
Arts center
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El Sawy Culture Wheel is a cultural center on Gezira Island in the Zamalek district on central Cairo, Egypt. Named after its founder and owner, Abdelmoniem El-Sawy, it is considered one of the most important cultural venues in Egypt and receives more than 20,000 visitors each month. El-Sawy Cultural Wheel is situated 770 metres southwest of Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo and Gezira.
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.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Great Library of Cairo” and “Maktabat al Qahirah al Kubra”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06632° or 30° 3′ 59″ northLongitude
31.22288° or 31° 13′ 22″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8G2H368F+G5GeoNames ID
7924122
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In Other Languages
“Maktabat al Qāhirah al Kubrá” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة القاهرة الكبرى”
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