Egyptian Geological Museum

The Egyptian Geological Museum is a in , . The museum was established in 1901 as part of the Egyptian Geological Survey, which had been started in 1896 under the direction of the Khedive Ismail.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: geological museum in Maadi
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fustat and Hanging Church.

Protected area
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Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of . It was built adjacent to what is now known as by the Rashidun Muslim general ʿAmr ibn ul-ʿĀṣ immediately after the Muslim conquest of in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of ʿAmr, the first built in Egypt. is situated 1½ km northeast of Egyptian Geological Museum.

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Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the , is one of the oldest churches in which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. is situated 1 km north of Egyptian Geological Museum.

Museum
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The is a in , Egypt, which contains the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. is situated 1 km north of Egyptian Geological Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giza and Old Cairo.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . 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. is situated 3½ km north of Egyptian Geological Museum.

Egyptian Geological Museum

Latitude
29.99619° or 29° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
31.22873° or 31° 13′ 43″ east
Open location code
7GXHX6WH+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432875456
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q5348411
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Egyptian Geological Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الجيولوجي المصري”
  • Arabic: “المتخف الجيولوجي المصري”
  • Chinese: “埃及地质博物馆”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الجيولوجى المصرى”
  • German: “Ägyptisches Geologisches Museum”
  • Russian: “Египетский геологический музей”
  • Tamil: “எகிப்திய புவியியல் அருங்காட்சியகம்”

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