Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara
Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara is situated nearby to Fisher Boats, as well as near the pitch Football Arena.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egyptian Geological Museum and Fustat.
Egyptian Geological Museum
Museum
Photo: Hatem Moushir, Public domain.
The Egyptian Geological Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. The museum was established in 1901 as part of the Egyptian Geological Survey, which had been started in 1896 under the direction of the Khedive Ismail. Egyptian Geological Museum is situated 620 metres northeast of Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2 km northeast of Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara.
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 1½ km northeast of Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara.
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.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi a suburban district of Cairo, 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.
Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Martyr Barbara
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.99393° or 29° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
31.22289° or 31° 13′ 22″ eastOpen location code
7GXHX6VF+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 527246366OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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