El rayes masjed
El rayes masjed is a place of worship in Cairo Governorate, Egypt which is located on شارع ترعة الهواري. El rayes masjed is situated nearby to the place of worship Khatam el nebeen masjed, as well as near St. George Church Mataria.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya, districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 1¼ km east of El rayes masjed.
Qubba Palace
Castle
Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha. Qubba Palace is situated 3 km south of El rayes masjed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeitoun and North Cairo.
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. Zeitoun is situated 3 km southeast of El rayes masjed.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.
Garden City
Garden City is a well-planned and leafy district of central Cairo, immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.
El rayes masjed
- Type: Place of worship
- Address: شارع ترعة الهواري
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.12592° or 30° 7′ 33″ northLongitude
31.29476° or 31° 17′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G2H47GV+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5105681449OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“El rayes masjed” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الريس”
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Highlights include Khatam el nebeen masjed and St. George Church Mataria.
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