Masraḩ al Bālūn
Masraḩ al Bālūn is a building in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Masraḩ al Bālūn is situated nearby to the arts center El-Sawy Cultural Wheel, as well as near the government office Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El-Sawy Cultural Wheel and Cairo Tower.
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 270 metres northeast of Masraḩ al Bālūn.
Cairo Tower
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The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing. Cairo Tower is situated 2 km southeast of Masraḩ al Bālūn.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Government office
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is a government office, which is situated 1 km southeast of Masraḩ al Bālūn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gezira and Cairo.
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.
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.
Dokki and Mohandiseen
Dokki and Mohandiseen are districts in Giza suburb on the west bank of the Nile River, part of Greater Cairo.
Masraḩ al Bālūn
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “El Ballon Theater” and “Masrah al Balun”
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06124° or 30° 3′ 41″ northLongitude
31.21391° or 31° 12′ 50″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8G2H3667+FHGeoNames ID
7929158
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In Other Languages
“Masraḩ al Bālūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسرح البالون”
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