Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum
Mukhtar Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt, housing the sculptures of Mahmoud Mokhtar. Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “Mukhtar Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairo Tower and Egyptian Museum.
Cairo Tower
Photo: Mohamedusrii, CC BY 4.0.
The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing. Cairo Tower is situated 610 metres north of Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the Egyptological museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, including over 170,000 items. Egyptian Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum.
Tahrir Square
Square
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Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 1¼ km east of Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dokki and Arab League.
Dokki
Suburb
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Dokki is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo.
Arab League
Locality
The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen.
Gezira
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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04064° or 30° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
31.22295° or 31° 13′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G2H26RF+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 30065591OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6933506
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف محمود مختار”
- Arabic: “متحف مختار”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف محمود مختار”
- French: “musée Mokhtar”
- French: “Musée Mokhtar”
- German: “Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum”
- German: “Mahmoud-Mukhtar-Museum”
- German: “Mukhtar Museum”
- Japanese: “モフタール美術館”
- Turkish: “Mahmud Muhtar Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Махмуда Мухтара”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairo Sporting Club and National Cultural Centre.
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