Ain El Sira
Ain El Sira is a suburb in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ain El Sira is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ein El Seirah, as well as near Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Fustat.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Museum
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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum located in Old Cairo, a district of Cairo, Egypt. Partially opened in 2017, the museum was officially inaugurated on 3 April 2021, with the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt.
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
Photo: Buyoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Named after the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was originally built in 641–642 CE as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Abdin
Suburb
Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abdin is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Ain El Sira.
Ain El Sira
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.01391° or 30° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
31.24508° or 31° 14′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8G2H267W+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 384309600OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Ain El Sira” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين الصيرة”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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