Maydān al Misāḩah
Maydān al Misāḩah is a square in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Maydān al Misāḩah is situated nearby to Rhoda Island, as well as near the suburb Dokki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fustat and Rhoda Island.
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 4 km east of Maydān al Misāḩah.
Rhoda Island
Island
Roda Island is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central Cairo, alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial, in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the Misr al-Qadima district. Rhoda Island is situated 3½ km northeast of Maydān al Misāḩah.
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 3½ km east of Maydān al Misāḩah.
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 (Arabic: الدقي, 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 4 km northeast of Maydān al Misāḩah.
Maydān al Misāḩah
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Al Misāḩah Square” and “Maydan al Misahah”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00679° or 30° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
31.19429° or 31° 11′ 39″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8G2H254V+PPGeoNames ID
7928355
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In Other Languages
“Maydān al Misāḩah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان المساحة”
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