North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Tora El-Balad

Tora El-Balad is a metro station in , . Tora El-Balad is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. is situated 200 metres southwest of Tora El-Balad.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. is situated 1 km east of Tora El-Balad.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 1 km northwest of Tora El-Balad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tummwah and Tura.

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also Spelled as "Tamwah" and 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.

Village
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was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

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Ma'adi a suburban district of , 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.

Tora El-Balad

Latitude
29.94633° or 29° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude
31.27358° or 31° 16′ 25″ east
Open location code
7GXHW7WF+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5349031096
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Tora El-Balad” goes by many names.

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