Bab al Shariyah
Bab al Shariyah is a suburb in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Bab al Shariyah is situated nearby to the neighborhood El A’shmawy, as well as near Darb El Genena.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum.
Tahrir Square
Square
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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.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
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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.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Bab al-Louq.
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.
Bab al Shariyah
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Bab al-Shar‘iyah, Bab al Shariyah, Bab al Shariya”
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.05° or 30° 3′ northLongitude
31.25° or 31° 15′ eastOpen location code
8G2H27X2+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 768552476OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Bab al Shariyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الشعرية”
- French: “Bab al Shariyah”
- German: “Bab al Shariyah”
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