Aqrab Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in Helwan, Egypt, south of Cairo. 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.- Prison
- …is also known as “Scorpion Prison”
- Description: Prison in Egypt
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Lycee Francais du Caire.
Torah Mahkoum Prison
Prison
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal… Torah Mahkoum Prison is situated 1¼ km west of Aqrab Prison.
Lycee Francais du Caire
School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in Cairo, Egypt. Lycee Francais du Caire is situated 2 km northwest of Aqrab Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tura and Tummwah.
Tura
Village
Tura was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt.
Tummwah
Village
Tummwah is a village in the Giza Governorate in Egypt.
Aqrab Prison
- Category: government building
- Location
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Latitude
29.94581° or 29° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
31.28502° or 31° 17′ 6″ east
Open location code
7GXHW7WP+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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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 Kotsika Metro Station building and Exercise area.
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