Amiriya

Amiriya is a suburb in , . Amiriya is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Qubba Palace and Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque.

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.

Mosque
Photo: Nableezy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , . The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Mosque
Photo: Mo7amedsalim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mosque is a in , , . It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes. is situated 2½ km south of Amiriya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Zeitoun.

Hamlet
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, 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.

Neighborhood
of Cairo is a district in the Northern Area of , . It used to form part of a larger district of that was established as a garden suburb of Cairo in the 19th century until it was subdivided in 1988 into the districts of al-Sahel, , and Shubra. is situated 4½ km west of Amiriya.

Amiriya

Latitude
30.1° or 30° 6′ north
Longitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ east
Open location code
8G2H37XM+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768591735
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Amiriya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأميرية”
  • French: “Amiriya”
  • German: “Amiriya”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Amiriya and South El Amireya.

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Highlights: جمال and مسجد أبوبكر الصديق.

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