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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  • Suburb with 188,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 29 metres (95 feet)
  • Description: district in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Al-Zaitoun”
    “Az Zaytūn”
    “El Zaitoun”
    “Zaytoun”
    “Zeita”
    “Zeitoun, Cairo”
    “Zeitun”
    “Żejtun”
    “Zeytoun”
    “Zitouna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qubba Palace and Heliopolis.
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Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various…
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was a major city of ancient Egypt. is situated 3½ km north of Zeitoun.
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The is one of the five Egyptian…

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…
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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…

Zeitoun

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Latitude
30.09984° or 30° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
31.30822° or 31° 18′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G2H38X5+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 384320242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8356638
Wiki­data ID
Q4116309

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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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