Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence is a barracks in , . Ministry of Defence is situated nearby to the swimming pool , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Baron Empain Palace.

Stadium
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. is situated 1½ km west of Ministry of Defence.

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. is situated 1½ km north of Ministry of Defence.

Photo: Wkawalek, CC BY 3.0.
The in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in . Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. is situated 1½ km southwest of Ministry of Defence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nasr City and East Cairo.

Suburb
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/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of , . It is administratively divided into West/One, and East/Two. is situated 2½ km southeast of Ministry of Defence.

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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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Latitude
30.07246° or 30° 4′ 21″ north
Longitude
31.32641° or 31° 19′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G2H38CG+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35579007
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­barracks
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In Other Languages

“Ministry of Defence” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وزارة الدفاع”

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