Ahmed Shawqi
Ahmed Shawqi is a memorial in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Ahmed Shawqi is situated nearby to El Andalos Park, as well as near Governorate of Cairo Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egyptian Museum and Cairo Tower.
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 a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian Museum is situated 680 metres northeast of Ahmed Shawqi.
Cairo Tower
Photo: Mohamedusrii, CC BY 4.0.
The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing. Cairo Tower is situated 340 metres northwest of Ahmed Shawqi.
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, Cairo, Egypt. It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 800 metres east of Ahmed Shawqi.
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.
Ahmed Shawqi
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: historic site
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04471° or 30° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
31.22749° or 31° 13′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G2H26VG+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13449999257OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
“Ahmed Shawqi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أحمد شوقى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include El Andalos Park and Governorate of Cairo Garden.
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