Seventh Area

Seventh Area is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Seventh Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood Area 7, as well as near Nasr 2 Housing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Cairo Stadium

Stadium

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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the Olympic Stadium in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. Cairo Stadium is situated 4 km northwest of Seventh Area.

Unknown Soldier Memorial

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The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. Unknown Soldier Memorial is situated 3½ km northwest of Seventh Area.

Arab Contractors Stadium

Stadium

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The Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al-Mokawloon al-Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, which has a seating capacity of 35,000. Arab Contractors Stadium is situated 4 km west of Seventh Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nasr City and East Cairo.

Nasr City

Suburb

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Nasr City / Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two.

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.