Foreign Ministry
Foreign Ministry is a public building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Foreign Ministry is situated nearby to Royal Carriages Museum, as well as near Church of Carmelite Lady for Franciscan Padres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Public building
- Description: building in Egypt
- Also known as: “Building of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the Egyptological museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, including over 170,000 items. Egyptian Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Foreign Ministry.
Tahrir Square
Square
Photo: Waelmansoory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 1¼ km southeast of Foreign Ministry.
Cairo Tower
Photo: Mohamedusrii, CC BY 4.0.
The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing. Cairo Tower is situated 1¼ km southwest of Foreign Ministry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo and Boulaq.
Cairo
Photo: Mario modesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Boulaq
Suburb
Photo: iyasser .com, CC BY 2.0.
Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Gezira
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Foreign Ministry
- Categories: government building, tower, and building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05547° or 30° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
31.2299° or 31° 13′ 48″ eastHeight
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
8G2H364H+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 36053383OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q12238563
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Foreign Ministry” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مبنى وزارة الخارجية - ماسبيرو”
- Arabic: “مبنى وزارة الخارجية المصرية”
- Arabic: “وزارة الخارجية”
- Catalan: “seu del Ministeri d’Afers Exteriors d’Egipte”
- French: “bâtiment du ministère des Affaires étrangères égyptien”
- French: “Bâtiment du ministère des Affaires étrangères égyptien”
- Russian: “Здание Министерства иностранных дел Египта”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Carriages Museum and Church of Carmelite Lady for Franciscan Padres.
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