Natioanl Archives (Bolak)

Natioanl Archives (Bolak) is a bus stop in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Natioanl Archives (Bolak) is situated nearby to the library National Archives of Egypt, as well as near the government office Embassy of Australia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gezira and Sinan Pasha Mosque.

Gezira

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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.

Sinan Pasha Mosque

Mosque

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The Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque in the Boulaq district of Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha in c. 1571 CE. Sinan Pasha Mosque is situated 510 metres southeast of Natioanl Archives (Bolak).

All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo

Church

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All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo is situated 1 km south of Natioanl Archives (Bolak).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zamalek and Cairo.

Zamalek

Suburb

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Zamalek is a qism within the West District in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, with the bahr al-a'ma cut during the second half of the 19th Century to separate it from the west bank proper.

Cairo

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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.