Qusorat Al Shawam

Qusorat Al Shawam is a neighborhood in , . Qusorat Al Shawam is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramses Railway Station and Coptic Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of , . 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.

Hospital
Photo: ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2, CC0.

Mosque
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in the district of , . It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha in c. 1571 CE.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boulaq and Al Daher.

Suburb
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, is a district of , in . It neighbours , Azbakeya, and the River Nile.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . 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 and .

Photo: Mario modesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and, with a total population of Greater metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both and the .

Qusorat Al Shawam

Latitude
30.06722° or 30° 4′ 2″ north
Longitude
31.2411° or 31° 14′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G2H368R+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 702241815
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Qusorat Al Shawam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصوره الشوام”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Geziret Badran and Hod El Zehour.

Notable Places Nearby

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