Pompey’s Pillar

Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in , . Despite its modern name, it was actually set up in honour of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298–302 AD.
Wikipedia
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
  • …is also known as “Archaeological Park & Pompey’s Pillar”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa and Kom el Deka (Roman stairs).
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The are a historical… is situated 510 metres southwest of Pompey’s Pillar.
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Kom El Deka, also known as Kom el-Dikka… is situated 1½ km northeast of Pompey’s Pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria and Safar.
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is 's second largest city, its largest…
is a neighborhood in , . is situated 2½ km northwest of Pompey’s Pillar.
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is a neighborhood in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Pompey’s Pillar.

Pompey’s Pillar

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Latitude
31.18217° or 31° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
29.89631° or 29° 53′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3F5VJW+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28817044
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9111405
Wiki­data ID
Q492487

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Pompey’s Pillar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عامود السواري”
  • Arabic: “عامود الصواري”
  • Arabic: “عمود السواري والحديقة الأثرية”
  • Arabic: “عمود السواري”
  • Arabic: “عمود الصواري”
  • Asturian: “Columna de Pompeyo”
  • Basque: “Ponpeioren Zutabea”
  • Bulgarian: “Колона на Помпей”
  • Bulgarian: “Колоната на Помпей”
  • Catalan: “Columna de Pompeu”
  • Cebuano: “Pompey’s Pillar”
  • Chinese: “庞培柱”
  • Dutch: “Pompey’s Pillar”
  • Dutch: “Zuil van Pompeius”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عمود السوارى”
  • Finnish: “Pompeiuksen pylväs”
  • French: “colonne de Pompée”
  • French: “Colonne de Pompée”
  • German: “Pompeiussäule”
  • German: “Pompejus-Säule”
  • German: “Pompejussäule”
  • German: “Serapeum von Alexandria”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Πομπηίου”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Πομπήιου”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד פומפיוס”
  • Italian: “colonna di Pompeo”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Pompeo”
  • Italian: “Pilastro di Pompeo”
  • Japanese: “ポンペイの柱”
  • Persian: “ستون السواری”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Pompejusza”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna de Pompeu”
  • Portuguese: “Pilar de Pompeu”
  • Russian: “Помпеева колонна”
  • Serbian: “Помпејев стуб”
  • Slovenian: “Pompejev steber”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Pompeyo”
  • Swedish: “Pompejus pelare”
  • Swedish: “Pompey’s Pillar”

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