Unknown Soldier Memorial

The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in . Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Memorial to the Unknown Soldier”
  • Description: memorial in Egypt dedicated to the martyrs of October 1973 Arab-Israeli War

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Main Hall.
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known… is situated 440 metres north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, built in 1991… is situated 1 km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
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The 6th of is a museum and… is situated 1¼ km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nasr City and Hadaiq el Qubbah.
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/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of , . is situated 3 km southeast of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight… is situated 4 km north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Unknown Soldier Memorial

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Latitude
30.06537° or 30° 3′ 55″ north
Longitude
31.3138° or 31° 18′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G2H3887+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25049783
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2919312

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Unknown Soldier Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للجندي المجهول بمدينة نصر”
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “قبر الجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندى المجهول”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندي المجهول”
  • Chinese: “埃及無名烈士紀念碑”
  • Czech: “Pomník neznámého vojína”
  • Danish: “Den ukendte soldats grav”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “النصب التذكارى للجندى المجهول (مدينة نصر)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “النصب التذكارى للجندى المجهول”
  • German: “Denkmal des unbekannten Soldaten”
  • German: “Grab des unbekannten Soldaten”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החייל האלמוני”
  • Japanese: “エジプト無名戦士記念碑”
  • Japanese: “無名戦士の記念碑”
  • Persian: “یادبود سرباز گمنام (شهر نصر)”
  • Persian: “یادبود سرباز گمنام”
  • Russian: “Мемориал Неизвестного солдата”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al soldado desconocido”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал невідомому солдату”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал Невідомому солдату”

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