Almatba’a
Almatba’a is a bus stop in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Almatba’a is situated nearby to the aerodrome Maadi Hospital Military Airport, as well as near Hospital of the Armed Forces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fustat and Coptic Museum.
Fustat
Protected area
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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. Fustat is situated 4 km north of Almatba’a.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Almatba’a.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Hanging Church is situated 4 km northwest of Almatba’a.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’adi and Giza.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi a suburban district of Cairo, to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females. Tummwah is situated 4½ km south of Almatba’a.
Almatba’a
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.97409° or 29° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
31.24741° or 31° 14′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7GXHX6FW+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 506309384OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
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In Other Languages
“Almatba’a” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المطبعة”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maadi Hospital Military Airport and Hospital of the Armed Forces.
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