Higher Institute of Cinema

The Higher Institute Of Cinema, also known as the Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema, is a film school in , Egypt. It is one of several institutes making up the Egyptian Academy of Arts.
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  • Opening hours: Sunday—Thursday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Educational institution
  • Description: Egyptian film school
  • Also known as: “Cairo Higher Institute for Drama Studies”, “Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema”, “High Cinema Institute of Egypt”, and “Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts”
  • Address: Giza

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fustat and Coptic Museum.

Protected area
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, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into . It was built adjacent to what is now known as by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first built in Egypt. is situated 3½ km east of Higher Institute of Cinema.

Museum
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The is a in , with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. is situated 3 km east of Higher Institute of Cinema.

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Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the , is one of the oldest churches in which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. is situated 3 km east of Higher Institute of Cinema.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giza and Old Cairo.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
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is one of nine districts that make up city, which is part of , in Egypt. is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from . is situated 4 km north of Higher Institute of Cinema.

Higher Institute of Cinema

Latitude
30.00353° or 30° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
31.19687° or 31° 11′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G2H253W+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 329059180
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q12193488
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Higher Institute of Cinema” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكاديمية فنون مسرحية”
  • Arabic: “المعهد العالى للفنون المسرحية”
  • Arabic: “المعهد العالي للسينما”
  • Catalan: “Institut Superior de Cinema del Caire”
  • Chinese: “開羅高等電影學院”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المعهد العالى للسينما”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المعهد العالي للفنون المسرحية”
  • Esperanto: “Kaira Supera Instituto de Kino”
  • Hausa: “Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema”
  • Hebrew: “המכון הגבוה לקולנוע”
  • Japanese: “カイロ映画高等研究所”
  • Spanish: “Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema”
  • Spanish: “Instituto Superior de Cine”
  • Tamil: “கெய்ரோ திரைப்பட உயர்கல்வி நிறுவனம்”

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