Middle East
Yemen
Taiz Governorate

Cairo Castle

Al-Qahira Castle is a historical castle in the ancient city of , . It is located on the northern slope of , which is based on rocky highlands overlooking the city.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Yemeni castle
  • Also known as: “Al-Qahira Castle”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ta’izz.

Photo: aiace, CC BY 2.0.
Ta'izz is a city in the south of the . It is better developed than most Yemeni cities, with very good roads. It is also reasonably clean. The climate is quite pleasant throughout the year.

Cairo Castle

Latitude
13.56662° or 13° 33′ 60″ north
Longitude
44.01302° or 44° 0′ 47″ east
Open location code
7H56H287+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 545346278
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q12233400
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Cairo Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة القاهرة”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת אל-קאהרה”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת קהיר (תעז)”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo do Cairo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Cairo”
  • Turkish: “El-Kahire Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cairo Castle and Masjid al Ashrafiyah.

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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 “Cairo Castle”. Photo: Wikissance, Public domain.