El Sheikh Farrag
El Sheikh Farrag is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El Sheikh Farrag is situated nearby to the suburb Boulaq, as well as near the neighborhood Al Aadawyya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Tahrir Square
Square
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Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. It was first established in 1867. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Ramses Railway Station
Railway station
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Ramses Railway Station, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulaq and Cairo.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Cairo
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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Gezira
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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
El Sheikh Farrag
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0594° or 30° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
31.23473° or 31° 14′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G2H365M+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 708553280OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“El Sheikh Farrag” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ فراج”
Localities in the Area
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