East Ein Shams

East Ein Shams is a neighborhood in , . East Ein Shams is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Qubba Palace and Al Marj.

Castle
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. is situated 4 km southwest of East Ein Shams.

Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east , . It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station. is situated 3 km northeast of East Ein Shams.

School
Héliopolis, also known as Lycée la Liberté d'Héliopolis is a French-language school in Heliopolis, , . is situated 4 km southeast of East Ein Shams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and East Cairo.

The northern districts of Greater form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.

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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.

Suburb
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, 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. is situated 3½ km southwest of East Ein Shams.

East Ein Shams

Latitude
30.12833° or 30° 7′ 42″ north
Longitude
31.32407° or 31° 19′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G2H48HF+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705365821
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“East Ein Shams” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: عين شمس الشرقيه

Localities in the Area

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