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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial in Egypt dedicated to the martyrs of October 1973 Arab-Israeli War
  • Also known as: “Memorial to the Unknown Soldier”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Main Hall.

Stadium
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. is situated 440 metres north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Sports venue
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, built in 1991, consists of four multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The , which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators. is situated 1 km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

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The 6th of is a museum and memorial to the 1973 October war, located in . Constructed over an area of 7.5 feddans, it was inaugurated on 5 October 1989 by former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nasr City and Hadaiq el Qubbah.

Suburb
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/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into West/One, and East/Two. is situated 3 km southeast of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971. is situated 4 km north of Unknown Soldier Memorial.

Unknown Soldier Memorial

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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