Saffaron Palace

The Saffron Palace is located in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, near Abbassia at Khalifa Maʽmon Road. Now it is inside the main campus of Ain Shams University.

Photo: Ashashyou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: palace in Cairo, Egypt
Also known as: “Saffron Palace” and “Zaafarana palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Nour and Police Academy Stadium.

Al-Nour

Mosque

Photo: Mo7amedsalim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Al-Nour Mosque is a mosque in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes. Al-Nour is situated 210 metres southwest of Saffaron Palace.

Police Academy Stadium

Stadium

Police Academy Stadium is a football stadium in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is the home stadium for Ittihad El Shorta and for El Dakhleya since the 2017–18 season. Police Academy Stadium is situated 1 km southeast of Saffaron Palace.

Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Nableezy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is situated 1¼ km northeast of Saffaron Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Al Daher.

Hadaiq el Qubbah

Hamlet

Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt.

Al Daher

Neighborhood

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Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia. Al Daher is situated 3½ km southwest of Saffaron Palace.

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 northeast of Saffaron Palace.

Saffaron Palace

Categories: palace and museum
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.07661° or 30° 4′ 36″ north

Longitude

31.28455° or 31° 17′ 4″ east

Open location code

8G2H37GM+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36775581

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q6508630

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Saffaron Palace” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قصر الزعفران”
Egyptian Arabic: “قصر الزعفران”
German: “al-Za’farana-Palast”
German: “Al-Za’farana-Palast”
German: “al-Za’fran-Palast”
German: “Safran-Palast”
German: “Zaafarana-Palast”
German: “Zafran-Palast”
Indonesian: “Istana Zaafarana”
Japanese: “サフラン宮殿”
Persian: “کاخ زعفران”
Spanish: “Palacio de Zaafarana”
Ukrainian: “Шафрановий палац”

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