Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.)

Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.) is a bus stop in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.) is situated nearby to the bus station Athar Al Nabi Station, as well as near the pitch Football.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fustat and Hanging Church.

Fustat

Protected area

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Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 1½ km north of Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.).

Hanging Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Hanging Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.).

Coptic Museum

Museum

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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 1½ km northwest of Al Safa Wal Marwa Mosque Steps (Ring Rd.).