Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am
Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am is a square in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am is situated nearby to the suburb Sayyidah Zainab District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coptic Museum and Hanging Church.
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 1½ km east of Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am.
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 1½ km east of Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am.
Fustat
Protected area
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Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 2 km east of Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giza and Old Cairo.
Giza
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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.
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.
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 3½ km northeast of Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am.
Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Al Baḩr al A‘z̧am Square” and “Maydan al Bahr al A`zam”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00341° or 30° 0′ 12″ northLongitude
31.21553° or 31° 12′ 56″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8G2H2638+96GeoNames ID
7924309
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In Other Languages
“Maydān al Baḩr al A‘z̧am” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان البحر الاعظم”
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