Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya)

Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya) is a bus stop in , . Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya) is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the museum .

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 280 metres southwest of Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya).

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 3½ km south of Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya).

Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east , . It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station. is situated 3½ km northeast of Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and Zeitoun.

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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.

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. is situated 3½ km south of Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya).

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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.

Turnery Mechanical Workshop (Al Matareyya)

Latitude
30.1304° or 30° 7′ 49″ north
Longitude
31.31049° or 31° 18′ 38″ east
Open location code
8G2H48J6+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6469203221
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
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Highlights include Masallat Al-Matareya and Al Masala Square.

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