Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī
Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī is a building in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī is situated nearby to the suburb Dokki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fustat and Coptic Museum.
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 3½ km east of Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī.
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 3 km east of Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī.
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 3 km east of Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giza and Old 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.
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.
Dokki
Suburb
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Dokki is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. Dokki is situated 4½ km north of Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī.
Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Al Ma`had al `Ali lin Naqd al Fanni” and “Higher Institute of Criticism”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.99967° or 29° 59′ 59″ northLongitude
31.199° or 31° 11′ 56″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
7GXHX5XX+VJGeoNames ID
7928349
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In Other Languages
“Al Ma‘had al ‘Ālī lin Naqd al Fannī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المعهد العالي للنقد الفني”
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