Porto Heliopolis

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include 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.

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 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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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

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