El-Matareyya
El-Matareyya is a railway stop in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El-Matareyya is situated nearby to the public building Desert Institute, as well as near the place of worship El árbol de la Virgen María.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Heliopolis Palace.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya, districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 1 km northwest of El-Matareyya.
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3½ km south of El-Matareyya.
Qubba Palace
Castle
Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.
Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha. Qubba Palace is situated 2½ km southwest of El-Matareyya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and North 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. Zeitoun is situated 2½ km south of El-Matareyya.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.
East Cairo
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.
El-Matareyya
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.12138° or 30° 7′ 17″ northLongitude
31.31398° or 31° 18′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8G2H48C7+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 316643099OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“El-Matareyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المطرية”
- French: “El-Matareyya”
- German: “El-Matareyya”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Desert Institute and El árbol de la Virgen María.
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