Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo

Saint Mercurius Church in is a Coptic Orthodox church situated just to the north of the Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo among a group of important churches, and within the area known as the Abu Sayfayn Cloister is to be found three churches and a convent.
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  • Church
  • …is also known as “Abu Siphen Church”
  • Description: building in Egypt

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ and Fustat.
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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a , located in the neighbourhood of , . is situated 360 metres southeast of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo.
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Protected area
Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of . is situated 720 metres southeast of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo.
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Museum
The is a in , Egypt… is situated 750 metres south of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
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is the extensive district of southern …
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Suburb
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , .
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is a well-planned and leafy district…

Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo

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Latitude
30.01251° or 30° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.23084° or 31° 13′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G2H267J+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 328955627
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q7401898

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Italian—“Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة أبو سفن”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة أبو سيفين”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Mercure”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Mercurio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abu Sayfayn Cloister and مدافن طائفة الأقباط الكاثوليك- Catholic Community Cemetery.

Nearby Places

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