Unknown Soldier Memorial
Unknown Soldier Memorial is a memorial in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Unknown Soldier Memorial is situated nearby to Chinese Park, as well as near the military installation Military Parades Tribune.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unknown Soldier Memorial and Cairo Stadium.
Unknown Soldier Memorial
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.
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 440 metres north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Main Hall
Sports venue
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, built in 1991, consists of four multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall, which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators. Main Hall is situated 1 km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nasr City and Hadaiq el Qubbah.
Nasr City
Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Nasr City is situated 3 km southeast of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Hadaiq el Qubbah
Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. Hadaiq el Qubbah is situated 3½ km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
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 4 km north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Unknown Soldier Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06537° or 30° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
31.31381° or 31° 18′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8G2H3887+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1337339828OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Unknown Soldier Memorial” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجندي المجهول”
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