El Zahar
El Zahar is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El Zahar is situated nearby to the neighborhood EL Kolaly, as well as near El Torgoman.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gezira and Egyptian Museum.
Gezira
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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Ramses Railway Station
Railway station
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Ramses Railway Station, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, whose statue was erected by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser on the square there in 1955.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulaq and Al Daher.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
Downtown Cairo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo. In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
El Zahar
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.06001° or 30° 3′ 36″ northLongitude
31.24099° or 31° 14′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G2H366R+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 701126821OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“El Zahar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الزهار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as EL Kolaly and El Torgoman.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Egyptian Railways Authority Hospital and نقابة المهن الزراعية.
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