North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Aqrab Prison

The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Prison in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Scorpion Prison”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Lycee Francais du Caire.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. is situated 1¼ km west of Aqrab Prison.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 2 km northwest of Aqrab Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tura and Tummwah.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and .

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also Spelled as "Tamwah" and it is a coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ma'adi a suburban district of , to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi.

Aqrab Prison

Latitude
29.94581° or 29° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.28502° or 31° 17′ 6″ east
Open location code
7GXHW7WP+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375403706
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q12215487
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Aqrab Prison” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن العقرب”
  • Arabic: “سجن طرة 992”
  • Arabic: “سجن طرة شديد الحراسة”
  • Chinese: “蝎子監獄”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن العقرب”
  • German: “Al-Aqrab-Gefängnis”
  • Japanese: “スコーピオン監獄”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Exercise area and مسجد.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aqrab Prison”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.