Heliopolis War 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baron Empain Palace and Heliopolis Palace.
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 Heliopolis War 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 Heliopolis War Cemetery.
College de la Sainte Famille
School
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. College de la Sainte Famille is situated 1½ km northeast of Heliopolis War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Heliopolis War Cemetery.
Nasr City
Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Heliopolis War Cemetery.
Heliopolis War Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Egypt
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.07906° or 30° 4′ 45″ northLongitude
31.32951° or 31° 19′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G2H38HH+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 24916513OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q22919842
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Heliopolis War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر هليوبوليس العسكرية”
- Arabic: “مقابر هيليوبوليس العسكرية”
- Arabic: “مقبرة هيليوبوليس العسكرية”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مقبرة حرب مصر الجديده”
- French: “cimetière militaire d’Héliopolis”
- French: “Cimetière militaire d’Héliopolis”
- German: “Heliopolis War Cemetery”
- German: “Kriegsgräberfriedhof Heliopolis”
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