Ramses II

Ramses II is a memorial in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ramses II is situated nearby to the work of art Auguste Mariette’s Memorial, as well as near Egyptian Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gezira and Egyptian Museum.

Gezira

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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.

Egyptian Museum

Museum

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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Tahrir Square

Square

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Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 350 metres southeast of Ramses II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arab League and Downtown Cairo.

Arab League

Locality

The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen.

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.

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.

Ramses II

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.04707° or 30° 2′ 49″ north

Longitude

31.2337° or 31° 14′ 1″ east

Open location code

8G2H26WM+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13442349981

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include Auguste Mariette’s Memorial and Mashrabia Gallery.

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