District 3

District 3 is a neighborhood in , . District 3 is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma’adi and Sayyidah Zainab District.

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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.

Suburb
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque. is situated 7 km northwest of District 3.

is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

District 3

Latitude
29.99545° or 29° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
31.30098° or 31° 18′ 4″ east
Open location code
7GXHX8W2+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 310062494
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“District 3” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحى 3

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