El Sahel

El-Sahel of Cairo is a district in the Northern Area of , . It used to form part of a larger district of that was established as a garden suburb of Cairo in the 19th century until it was subdivided in 1988 into the districts of al-Sahel, , and Shubra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramses Railway Station and Rawd El-Farag.
, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of , . is situated 3½ km south of El Sahel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zamalek and Boulaq.
is a qism within the West District in the Western Area of , . is situated 3½ km southwest of El Sahel.
, is a district of , in . is situated 3½ km south of El Sahel.
is a district in the Western Area of , . is situated 3½ km southeast of El Sahel.

El Sahel

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Latitude
30.09203° or 30° 5′ 31″ north
Longitude
31.23752° or 31° 14′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G2H36RQ+R2
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“El Sahel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الساحل”
  • Arabic: “حي الساحل، القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “حي الساحل، القاهره”
  • Arabic: “حي الساحل”
  • Arabic: “ساحل”
  • Dutch: “Elsahel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الساحل”
  • French: “El Sahel”
  • Irish: “Elsahel”
  • Persian: “ساحل”
  • Spanish: “As-Sāḥil”
  • Swedish: “Elsahel”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Sahil”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include عمارة باناسونيك and Nasser Institute.

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