Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo
Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo is a library in Cairo Governorate, Egypt which is located on ميدان الحلبي. Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo is situated nearby to the sports venue Waters Club, as well as near Police Sports Association.- Type: Library
- Also known as: “إيديو”
- Address: 1 ميدان الحلبي, العباسية القاهرة, 11381
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Al-Azhar Mosque.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 720 metres southwest of Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1½ km southwest of Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.
Abbasiyya Synagogue
Synagogue
The Moussa Dar'i Synagogue is a former Karaite Jewish synagogue or kenesa, located at 25 Sebyl El Khazindar Street, Midan el Gueish, in the Abbasiyah area of the Al-Daher district in western Cairo, Egypt. The synagogue was completed in 1931. Abbasiyya Synagogue is situated 610 metres northeast of Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
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.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
Abdin
Suburb
Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abdin is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.
Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo
- Category: education
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05699° or 30° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
31.27177° or 31° 16′ 18″ eastOperator
PrivateOpen location code
8G2H374C+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 29978011OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد الدراسات الشرقية للآباء الدومنيكان”
- French: “Institut dominicain d’études orientales”
Notable Places Nearby
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