St George’s Orthodox Church
St George’s Orthodox Church is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. St George’s Orthodox Church is situated nearby to Heliopolis Square, as well as near Heliopolis Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima and Heliopolis.
Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima
Church
Photo: Ziqo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Cairo is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Cairo, the capital of the African country of Egypt. Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima is situated 540 metres southeast of St George’s Orthodox Church.
Heliopolis
Archaeological site
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Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya, districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 4 km northwest of St George’s Orthodox Church.
Baron Empain Palace
Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 2½ km south of St George’s Orthodox Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 3 km west of St George’s Orthodox Church.
North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.
St George’s Orthodox Church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Mar Girges” and “St George’s Orthodox Church, Heliopolis”
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.10811° or 30° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
31.33951° or 31° 20′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G2H485Q+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 107418162OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q126920709
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In Other Languages
“St George’s Orthodox Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مار جرجس”
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