Fustat Festival
Fustat Festival is a theater building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Fustat Festival is situated nearby to the park Cairo Lake, as well as near the police station وحدة تراخيص مرور عين الصيرة.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Fustat.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Museum
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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a national museum in Cairo, Egypt. The museum displays a collection of 50,000 artifacts, presenting the Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the modern era. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is situated 570 metres south of Fustat Festival.
Fustat
Protected area
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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 1½ km southwest of Fustat Festival.
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
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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 1½ km west of Fustat Festival.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
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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
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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.
Abdin
Suburb
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Abdin is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Fustat Festival.
Fustat Festival
- Type: Theater building
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.01275° or 30° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
31.24914° or 31° 14′ 57″ eastOperator
صندوق التنمية الحضريةOpen location code
8G2H267X+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1473595968OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatre
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In Other Languages
“Fustat Festival” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مهرجان الفسطاط”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairo Lake and وحدة تراخيص مرور عين الصيرة.
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