Zeitoun

Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971.
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  • Type: Suburb with 188,000 residents
  • Description: district in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al-Zaitoun”, “Az Zaytun”, “Az Zaytūn”, “El Zaitoun”, “Zaytoun”, “Zeita”, “Zeitoun, Cairo”, “Zeitun”, “Żejtun”, “Zeytoun”, and “Zitouna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qubba Palace and Heliopolis.

Castle
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Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha.

Archaeological site
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was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern . is situated 3½ km north of Zeitoun.

Castle
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The is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being , , Montaza Palace and , for the executive office of the President of Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and Hadaiq el Qubbah.

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The eastern districts of 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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , . is situated 3 km southwest of Zeitoun.

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The northern districts of Greater 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.

Zeitoun

Latitude
30.09984° or 30° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
31.30822° or 31° 18′ 30″ east
Population
188,000
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8G2H38X5+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 384320242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8356638
Wiki­data ID
Q4116309
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Zeitoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الزيتون (القاهرة)”
  • Arabic: “الزيتون”
  • Arabic: “حي الزيتون”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الزيتون”
  • French: “Zaitoun”
  • German: “Zeitoun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “El Zaitoun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zaytoun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zeita”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zeitoun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zeitun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Żejtun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zeytoun”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zitouna”
  • Hausa: “El Zaitoun”
  • Hausa: “Zaytoun”
  • Hausa: “Zeita”
  • Hausa: “Zeitoun”
  • Hausa: “Zeitun”
  • Hausa: “Żejtun”
  • Hausa: “Zeytoun”
  • Hausa: “Zitouna”
  • Japanese: “ゼイトゥーン”
  • Spanish: “Az-Zaytūn”
  • Spanish: “Zeitoun”
  • Swedish: “Zeitoun”

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