Port Said Street
Port Said Street is a street in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Port Said Street is situated nearby to Museum of Islamic Art, as well as near the suburb Abdin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Art and Bāb Zuwaylah.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world. Museum of Islamic Art is situated 160 metres southwest of Port Said Street.
Bāb Zuwaylah
Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 520 metres southeast of Port Said Street.
Abdin Palace
Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution. Abdin Palace is situated 680 metres southwest of Port Said Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic 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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
Port Said Street
- Type: Street
- Historically known as: “Al-H̱alīǧ”, “El-Khalig”, “Khalig El Masri”, and “Khalij”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04582° or 30° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
31.25361° or 31° 15′ 13″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W3+8CGeoNames ID
12060425
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Port Said Street” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخليج المصري” (historical)
- Arabic: “بور سعيد”
- French: “Canal El-Khalîg” (historical)
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