Greater Cairo Public Library

Greater Cairo Public Library is a library in Giza Governorate, Egypt which is located on Mohamed Mazhar. Greater Cairo Public Library is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Sweden, as well as near Embassy of Portugal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinan Pasha Mosque and El-Sawy Cultural Wheel.

Sinan Pasha Mosque

Mosque

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The Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque in the Boulaq district of Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha in c. 1571 CE. Sinan Pasha Mosque is situated 780 metres southeast of Greater Cairo Public Library.

El-Sawy Cultural Wheel

Arts center

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El Sawy Culture Wheel is a cultural center on Gezira Island in the Zamalek district on central Cairo, Egypt. Named after its founder and owner, Abdelmoniem El-Sawy, it is considered one of the most important cultural venues in Egypt and receives more than 20,000 visitors each month. El-Sawy Cultural Wheel is situated 750 metres southwest of Greater Cairo Public Library.

All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo

Church

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All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo is situated 1 km south of Greater Cairo Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairo and Gezira.

Cairo

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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.

Gezira

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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.