Almaza
Almaza is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Almaza is situated nearby to the neighborhood Porto Heliopolis, as well as near Ayoub Buildings.Places of Interest
Highlights include Baron Empain Palace and College de la Sainte Famille.
Baron Empain Palace
Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt.
College de la Sainte Famille
School
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt.
Almaza AFB Airport
Aerodrome
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Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in Heliopolis, Cairo, Cairo Governorate. It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.
East Cairo
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The eastern districts of Cairo 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. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.
Zeitoun
Suburb
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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Zeitoun is situated 3½ km west of Almaza.
Nasr City
Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nasr City / Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 4 km south of Almaza.
Almaza
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.08904° or 30° 5′ 21″ northLongitude
31.34211° or 31° 20′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G2H38QR+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 702653679OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Almaza” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الماظة”
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