National Defense Council Buildings

National Defense Council Buildings is a neighborhood in , . National Defense Council Buildings is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque and Qubba Palace.

Mosque
Photo: Nableezy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , . The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of the 2nd Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Castle
Photo: Riad Shehata, Public domain.
Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha.

Stadium
Photo: Crosskimo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. is situated 3½ km southeast of National Defense Council Buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Zeitoun.

Hamlet
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The eastern districts of are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

National Defense Council Buildings

Latitude
30.09323° or 30° 5′ 36″ north
Longitude
31.293° or 31° 17′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G2H37VV+76
Open­Street­Map ID
way 702262447
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“National Defense Council Buildings” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمارات مجلس الدفاع الوطنى”

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