Al Shorafaa Cemetery

Al Shorafaa Cemetery is a cemetery in , . Al Shorafaa Cemetery is situated nearby to , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairo Military Academy Stadium and Al Marj.

Stadium
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The is located in , and has a total capacity of 28,500. It was one of six stadiums used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt. is situated 4 km southeast of Al Shorafaa Cemetery.

Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east , . It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station. is situated 1½ km northwest of Al Shorafaa Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and East Cairo.

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The northern districts of Greater 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.

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The eastern districts of 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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971. is situated 6 km southwest of Al Shorafaa Cemetery.

Al Shorafaa Cemetery

Latitude
30.14253° or 30° 8′ 33″ north
Longitude
31.34807° or 31° 20′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G2H48VX+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1562199338
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
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In Other Languages

“Al Shorafaa Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقابر الشرفا”

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