Qursaya
Qursaya is an islet in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Qursaya is situated nearby to Tutankhamun’s Tomb, as well as near the museum Dr Hassan Ragab’s Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hanging Church and Coptic Museum.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Hanging Church is situated 1¼ km northeast of Qursaya.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 1½ km northeast of Qursaya.
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 2 km northeast of Qursaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giza and Old Cairo.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
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. Sayyidah Zainab District is situated 4 km northeast of Qursaya.
Qursaya
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.99776° or 29° 59′ 52″ northLongitude
31.21917° or 31° 13′ 9″ eastOpen location code
7GXHX6X9+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 200849146OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Qursaya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القرصاية”
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