Petit Palmyra

Petit Palmyra is a restaurant in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Petit Palmyra is situated nearby to the movie theater Normandy, as well as near the mosque مسجد التوحيد.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heliopolis Palace and Baron Empain Palace.

Heliopolis Palace

Castle

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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 520 metres southwest of Petit Palmyra.

Baron Empain Palace

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The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 1 km southeast of Petit Palmyra.

Heliopolis War Cemetery

Cemetery

Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis Memorial and the Heliopolis Memorial, is a war cemetery and memorial in the Heliopolis district of Cairo in Egypt for Commonwealth personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I and World War II. Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated 1½ km south of Petit Palmyra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.

East Cairo

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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.

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.