Desert Institute

Desert Institute is a public building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Desert Institute is situated nearby to Al Naam Al Qadim Square, as well as near the police station kaynana.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heliopolis and Heliopolis Palace.

Heliopolis

Archaeological site

Photo: Didia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Matareya districts in northeastern Cairo. Heliopolis is situated 1¼ km northwest of Desert Institute.

Heliopolis Palace

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 3½ km south of Desert Institute.

Qubba Palace

Castle

Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.

Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha. Qubba Palace is situated 3 km southwest of Desert Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeitoun and East Cairo.

Zeitoun

Suburb

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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 2½ km south of Desert Institute.

East Cairo

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The eastern districts of Cairo 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. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

North Cairo

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The northern districts of Greater Cairo 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.

Desert Institute

Type: Public building
Categories: building and government building
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.12114° or 30° 7′ 16″ north

Longitude

31.31496° or 31° 18′ 54″ east

Open location code

8G2H48C7+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34145774

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

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