Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge)

The Qasr el Nil Bridge, is a historic swing bridge structure dating from 1931 which replaced the first bridge to span the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: bridge in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Qasr al-Nil Bridge” and “Qasr El Nil Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gezira and Tahrir Square.

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is a district of modern that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, means "island" in Arabic.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public in , , . It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. is situated 570 metres east of Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge).

Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the and also called the Cairo Museum or the in Cairo, is a national history museum in , Egypt. is situated 590 metres northeast of Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arab League and Downtown Cairo.

Locality
The , officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The was formed in on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, , , Syria, and North Yemen.

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is the commercial heart of the modern city of . In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in downtown . The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.

Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge)

Latitude
30.04369° or 30° 2′ 37″ north
Longitude
31.22983° or 31° 13′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G2H26VH+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4764007325
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1973889
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوبري قصر النيل”
  • Basque: “Qasr al-Nil zubia”
  • Dutch: “Qasr al-Nil-brug”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى قصر النيل”
  • French: “pont Qasr al-Nil”
  • French: “Pont Qasr al-Nil”
  • German: “Khedive-Ismail-Brücke”
  • German: “Qasr-an-Nil-Brücke”
  • Hausa: “Ginin Qasr El Nil”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קסר א-ניל”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קסר אל ניל”
  • Hindi: “क़ॉसर अल-नील पुल”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Qasr El Nil”
  • Italian: “Ponte Qasr al-Nil”
  • Japanese: “カスル・アン＝ニール橋”
  • Kashmiri: “قصر النیل کٔدٕل”
  • Korean: “카스르엘나일교”
  • Spanish: “puente Qasr al-Nil”
  • Spanish: “Puente Qasr al-Nil”
  • Turkish: “Kasr El Nil Köprüsü”
  • Urdu: “قصر النیل پل”

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