Heliopolis Square
Heliopolis Square is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Heliopolis Square is situated nearby to the church Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima, as well as near the suburb Zeitoun.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima and Lycée Al-Horreya.
Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima
Church
Photo: Ziqo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Cairo is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Cairo, the capital of the African country of Egypt. Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima is situated 660 metres east of Heliopolis Square.
Lycée Al-Horreya
School
Lycée Al Horreya Héliopolis, also known as Lycée la Liberté d'Héliopolis is a French-language school in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. Lycée Al-Horreya is situated 1¼ km southeast of Heliopolis Square.
College de la Sainte Famille
School
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. College de la Sainte Famille is situated 2 km south of Heliopolis Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 3 km west of Heliopolis Square.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.
Heliopolis Square
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Heliopolis”, “Maydan Hiliyubulis”, and “Maydān Hiliyūbūlīs”
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.10804° or 30° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
31.33815° or 31° 20′ 17″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8G2H485Q+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 1435535925OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareGeoNames ID
8026216
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In Other Languages
“Heliopolis Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان هليوبوليس”
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