Torah Mahkoum Prison

Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison complex in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Prision de Tura”, “Tora Prison”, “Тора (тюрьма)”, “Тура (тюрьма)”, and “Тюрьма Тора”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aqrab Prison and Lycee Francais du Caire.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. is situated 1¼ km east of Torah Mahkoum Prison.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 1 km northwest of Torah Mahkoum Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tummwah and Tura.

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

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Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of , south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.

Torah Mahkoum Prison

Latitude
29.94522° or 29° 56′ 43″ north
Longitude
31.272° or 31° 16′ 19″ east
Open location code
7GXHW7WC+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 214485558
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q12215499
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Torah Mahkoum Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن طرة”
  • Arabic: “سجن طره”
  • Catalan: “Presó de Torà”
  • Chinese: “托拉監獄”
  • Czech: “věznice Tora”
  • Danish: “Tura Fængsel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن طره”
  • French: “prison de Tora”
  • French: “Prison de Tora”
  • German: “Tora-Gefängnis”
  • German: “Tura-Gefängnis”
  • Hebrew: “כלא טורה”
  • Irish: “Príosún Tora”
  • Italian: “carcere di Tora”
  • Italian: “Carcere di Tora”
  • Japanese: “トラ刑務所”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “حبس طرة”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Тура”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Tura”
  • Swedish: “Tora fängelse”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Exercise area and Exercise area.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Communal bathroom and shower and Cell Block 4.

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