دار الكتب
دار الكتب is a library in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. دار الكتب is situated nearby to Museum of Islamic Art, as well as near Bab Al-Khalq Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Art and Abdin Palace.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.
Abdin Palace
Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution. Abdin Palace is situated 510 metres west of دار الكتب.
Bāb Zuwaylah
Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 550 metres east of دار الكتب.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic Cairo.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
دار الكتب
- Type: Library
- Also known as: “Dar Al-Kutub”
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04437° or 30° 2′ 40″ northLongitude
31.25241° or 31° 15′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G2H27V2+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 29853309OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“دار الكتب” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار الكتب”
- German: “Bibliothek”
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