As Sayyidah Zaynab

As Sayyidah Zaynab is a metro station in , . As Sayyidah Zaynab is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tahrir Square and Rhoda Island.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , . The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. is situated 1½ km north of As Sayyidah Zaynab.

Island
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Roda Island is an island neighbourhood on the Nile in central , alternatively known as Manial al-Roda, or , referring to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the district.

Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution. is situated 2 km northeast of As Sayyidah Zaynab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Garden City.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

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is a well-planned and leafy district of central , immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.

Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

As Sayyidah Zaynab

Latitude
30.02916° or 30° 1′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.23545° or 31° 14′ 8″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8G2H26HP+M5
Geo­Names ID
8537455
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In Other Languages

“As Sayyidah Zaynab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب”

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