Porto Heliopolis

Porto Heliopolis is a neighborhood in , . Porto Heliopolis is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baron Empain Palace and Almaza AFB Airport.

Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central , Egypt.

Aerodrome
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Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in , , . It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza.

Cemetery
, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis Memorial and the Heliopolis Memorial, is a war cemetery and memorial in the Heliopolis district of in for Commonwealth personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I and World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and Nasr City.

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The eastern districts of 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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of , . It is administratively divided into West/One, and East/Two. is situated 3½ km south of Porto Heliopolis.

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 4½ km northwest of Porto Heliopolis.

Porto Heliopolis

Latitude
30.0827° or 30° 4′ 58″ north
Longitude
31.34863° or 31° 20′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G2H38MX+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25465419
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Porto Heliopolis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورتو هليوبوليس”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ayoub Buildings and Labor City Housing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Embassy of UAE and Almaza Square Park.

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