Petrified Forest Protected Area
Petrified Forest Protected Area is a nature reserve in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Petrified Forest Protected Area is situated near the neighborhood Area H, as well as near Kattamya Creek Compund.
- Nature reserve
- …is also known as “Petrified Forest near Maadi”
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Latitude
29.9803° or 29° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
31.4582° or 31° 27′ 30″ east
Open location code
7GXHXFJ5+47
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OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Petrified Forest Protected Area” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محمية الأشجار المتحجرة”
- Arabic: “محمية الغابة المتحجرة”
- Arabic: “محميه الأشجار المتحجره”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محمية الغابه المتحجره”
- French: “Réserve forestière pétrifiée”
- German: “Schutzgebiet Versteinerter Wald bei el-Maʿādī”
- German: “Schutzgebiet Versteinerter Wald”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Area H and Kattamya Creek Compund.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jabal al Khashab and Third Settlement Bus Terminal.
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