Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery is a cemetery in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery is situated nearby to American Mission Cemetery, as well as near El Urman Garden.Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: cemetery in Egypt
- Also known as: “British Protestant Burial Ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ and Fustat.
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
Photo: Buyoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque, located in the Fustat neighbourhood of Old Cairo, Egypt. Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the centre of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ is situated 530 metres south of Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1 km south of Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery.
Rhoda Island
Island
Roda Island is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central Cairo, alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial, in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the Misr al-Qadima district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
Photo: Motazhesham2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Dokki
Suburb
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dokki is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. Dokki is situated 3½ km northwest of Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery.
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.01454° or 30° 0′ 52″ northLongitude
31.23209° or 31° 13′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G2H267J+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 1059057192OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantWikidata ID
Q65455854
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In Other Languages
“Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery” goes by many names.
- German: “Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery”
- German: “Neuer Britischer Protestantischer Friedhof”
- German: “New British Protestant Cemetery”
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Highlights include American Mission Cemetery and El Urman Garden.
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