North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Almaza AFB Airport

Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in , , . It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military airfield/former airport (Egypt)
  • Also known as: “Almaza Air Base”, “Almaza Air Force Base”, “Almaza Air Force Base Airport”, “Cairo Almaza Airport”, and “Cairo-Almaza Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairo Military Academy Stadium and Baron Empain Palace.

Stadium
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The is located in , and has a total capacity of 28,500. It was one of six stadiums used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt.

Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central , Egypt.

Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Cairo is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of , the capital of the African country of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and North Cairo.

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The eastern districts of are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo.

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The northern districts of Greater form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.

Suburb
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forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into West/One, and East/Two.

Almaza AFB Airport

Latitude
30.0932° or 30° 5′ 36″ north
Longitude
31.3583° or 31° 21′ 30″ east
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
8G2H39V5+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 320784665
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q11824207
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Almaza AFB Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “HEAZ”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة ألماظة الجوية”
  • Arabic: “مطار ألماظة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قاعدة الماظه الجويه”
  • French: “Almaza Air Base”
  • French: “Almaza Air Force Base”
  • German: “Almaza Air Base”
  • German: “Almaza Air Force Base”
  • German: “Flughafen Kairo Almaza”
  • German: “Flughafen Kairo-Almaza”
  • German: “Flugplatz Kairo Almaza”
  • German: “Flugplatz Kairo-Almaza”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר אלמאזה”
  • Hungarian: “Almaza AFB Repülőtér”
  • Japanese: “アルマザ空軍基地”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Almaza AFB”
  • Swedish: “Almaza Air Base”
  • Swedish: “Almaza Air Force Base”
  • Swedish: “Kairo-Almaza flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Kairo-Almazas flygplats”
  • Ukrainian: “Альмаза (аеродром)”
  • Ukrainian: “Альмаза”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Egypt Air Hospital and Go Bus Almaza.

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