Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence is a barracks in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ministry of Defence is situated nearby to the swimming pool حمام سباحة فندق ونادي النصر للقوات المسلحة, as well as near the government office إدارة النوادي والفنادق للقوات المسلحة.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairo Stadium and Baron Empain Palace.
Cairo Stadium
Stadium
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the Olympic Stadium in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. Cairo Stadium is situated 1½ km west of Ministry of Defence.
Baron Empain Palace
Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 1½ km north of Ministry of Defence.
Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cemetery
Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis Memorial and the Heliopolis Memorial, is a war cemetery and memorial in the Heliopolis district of Cairo in Egypt for Commonwealth personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I and World War II. Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated 790 metres north of Ministry of Defence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nasr City and East Cairo.
Nasr City
Suburb
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Nasr City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 2½ km southeast of Ministry of Defence.
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.
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 3½ km northwest of Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Type: Barracks
- Categories: military installation, residential building, and building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.07246° or 30° 4′ 21″ northLongitude
31.32641° or 31° 19′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G2H38CG+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 35579007OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=barracks
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In Other Languages
“Ministry of Defence” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وزارة الدفاع”
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