Al Khalefa
Al Khalefa is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Khalefa is situated nearby to the locality Al Qal‘ah, as well as near El-Sayeddah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum.
Tahrir Square
Square
Photo: Waelmansoory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the Egyptological museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, including over 170,000 items.
Saladin Citadel of Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Downtown Cairo.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Downtown Cairo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo. In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Al Khalefa
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “al Khalifah”, “El Khalefa”, “qism al-H̱alīfaẗ”, “qism al-Khalifa”, “qism al-Khalîfa”, and “qism al-Khalīfah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0304° or 30° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
31.2557° or 31° 15′ 21″ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
8G2H27J4+57GeoNames ID
9180123
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Khalefa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قسم الخليفة”
Localities in the Area
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