Mohamed Farid Square
Mohamed Farid Square is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mohamed Farid Square is situated nearby to the mosque مسجد الطباخ, as well as near the hot spring محمد نجيب.Photo: AhmedMosaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum.
Tahrir Square
Square
Photo: Waelmansoory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 800 metres west of Mohamed Farid Square.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian Museum is situated 1 km west of Mohamed Farid Square.
Abdin Palace
Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution. Abdin Palace is situated 440 metres southeast of Mohamed Farid Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bab al-Louq and Abdin.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
Downtown Cairo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo. In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
Mohamed Farid Square
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Mohammad Farid Square” and “Mohammed Farid Square”
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04534° or 30° 2′ 43″ northLongitude
31.244° or 31° 14′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8G2H26WV+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 6594771431OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q13142304
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Mohamed Farid Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان محمد فريد”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان محمد فريد”
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Highlights include مسجد الطباخ and محمد نجيب.
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