Cell block A

Cell block A is a building in , . Cell block A is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the mosque .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. is situated 150 metres northwest of Cell block A.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. is situated 1¼ km east of Cell block A.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 1 km northwest of Cell block A.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tummwah and Tura.

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of , south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.

Cell block A

Latitude
29.94419° or 29° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
31.27306° or 31° 16′ 23″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
7GXHW7VF+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264120572
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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In Other Languages

“Cell block A” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عنبر أ”

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