Armed Forces Cemetery
Armed Forces Cemetery is a cemetery in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Armed Forces Cemetery is situated nearby to Golf Park, as well as near Heliopolis War Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heliopolis War Cemetery and Baron Empain Palace.
Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cemetery
Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis Memorial and the Heliopolis Memorial, is a war cemetery and memorial in the Heliopolis district of Cairo in Egypt for Commonwealth personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I and World War II. Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated 290 metres northwest of Armed Forces Cemetery.
Baron Empain Palace
Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 1 km north of Armed Forces Cemetery.
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
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The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 1½ km northwest of Armed Forces Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Nasr City.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo 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.
Nasr City
Suburb
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Nasr City / Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 3 km south of Armed Forces Cemetery.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 3½ km northwest of Armed Forces Cemetery.
Armed Forces Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Category: burial
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.07734° or 30° 4′ 38″ northLongitude
31.33176° or 31° 19′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G2H38GJ+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 24916505OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Armed Forces Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر القوات المسلحة”
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