Old Arts Academy
Old Arts Academy is a college in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Old Arts Academy is situated nearby to the arts center Qasr Al-Thaqafa, as well as near the playground هابي لاند.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fustat and Coptic Museum.
Fustat
Protected area
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Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 4 km east of Old Arts Academy.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 3½ km east of Old Arts Academy.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Hanging Church is situated 3½ km east of Old Arts Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giza and Old Cairo.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Dokki
Suburb
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Dokki (Arabic: الدقي, is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. Dokki is situated 4½ km north of Old Arts Academy.
Old Arts Academy
- Type: College
- Category: education
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00203° or 30° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
31.19618° or 31° 11′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G2H252W+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 48038992OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=college
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In Other Languages
“Old Arts Academy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاديميه الفنون القديمة”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Qasr Al-Thaqafa and هابي لاند.
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