Al Dweika

Al Dweika is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Dweika is situated nearby to the neighborhood Suzan Mubarak Housing, as well as near Phase 5.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saladin Citadel of Cairo and Arab Contractors Stadium.

Saladin Citadel of Cairo

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt. Its construction was begun by Salah ad-Din in 1176 and continued by subsequent Egyptian rulers. Saladin Citadel of Cairo is situated 3½ km west of Al Dweika.

Arab Contractors Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Crosskimo, Public domain.

The Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al-Mokawloon al-Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, which has a seating capacity of 35,000.

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 3½ km west of Al Dweika.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Nasr City.

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.

Nasr City

Suburb

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Nasr City / Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 4½ km east of Al Dweika.