North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Saint Barbara Church

The Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Barbara is one of the many famous Coptic Orthodox parishes that can be found in the district of . The building is located on the eastern part of the Babylon Fortress and is one of the oldest buildings in Cairo, dating back to the 5th or 6th century AD.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Coptic Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coptic Museum and Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Museum
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The is a in , with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. is situated 100 metres southwest of Saint Barbara Church.

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The , sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the part of , .

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a part of which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the , the , the and many other Coptic churches and historical sites.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . 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. is situated 2½ km north of Saint Barbara Church.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

Saint Barbara Church

Latitude
30.00613° or 30° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
31.23132° or 31° 13′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G2H264J+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1244575543
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q7401018
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Saint Barbara Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة برباره الأثرية”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة بربارة”
  • Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه برباره”
  • Chinese: “圣白芭蕾堂”
  • Chinese: “聖白芭蕾堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة برباره”
  • French: “église Sainte-Barbe (Le Caire copte)”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Barbe”
  • German: “Kirche der Heiligen Barbara”
  • German: “St. Barbara (Kairo)”
  • German: “St. Barbara”
  • Japanese: “聖バルバラ教会 (カイロ)”
  • Japanese: “聖バルバラ教会”
  • Urdu: “قبطی قاہرہ میں قدیس بربارہ گرجا گھر”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Barbara Church”. Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.