Palace of Sultan Hussein
Palace of Sultan Hussein is a palace in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Palace of Sultan Hussein is situated nearby to Baron Empain Palace, as well as near the school College de la Sainte Famille.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baron Empain Palace and Heliopolis Palace.
Baron Empain Palace
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The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 260 metres south of Palace of Sultan Hussein.
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
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The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 1 km west of Palace of Sultan Hussein.
College de la Sainte Famille
School
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. College de la Sainte Famille is situated 640 metres east of Palace of Sultan Hussein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971.
Nasr City
Suburb
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Nasr City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 4½ km south of Palace of Sultan Hussein.
Palace of Sultan Hussein
- Type: Palace
- Also known as: “sakan al-marḥūm al-Sulṭān Ḥusayn”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.08884° or 30° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
31.32932° or 31° 19′ 46″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8G2H38QH+GPGeoNames ID
12088868
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Palace of Sultan Hussein” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سكن المرحوم السلطان حسين”
- French: “Palais du Sultan Hussein”
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