سوق الخميس

سوق الخميس is a bus station in , . سوق الخميس is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the bus station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.

Archaeological site
Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern . is situated 1¼ km northeast of سوق الخميس.

Castle
Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.
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. is situated 2½ km south of سوق الخميس.

Castle
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The is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being , , Montaza Palace and , for the executive office of the President of Egypt. is situated 4 km southeast of سوق الخميس.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeitoun and East Cairo.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971.

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The eastern districts of 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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

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The northern districts of Greater 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.

سوق الخميس

Latitude
30.11999° or 30° 7′ 12″ north
Longitude
31.30285° or 31° 18′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G2H4893+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5105686332
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­bus_station
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In Other Languages

“سوق الخميس” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوق الخميس”

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