Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh

Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh is a neighborhood in , . Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fustat and Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.

Protected area
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, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into . It was built adjacent to what is now known as by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first built in Egypt.

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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a , located in the neighbourhood of , . Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the centre of the newly founded capital of Egypt, .

Island
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Roda Island is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central , alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial, in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

Locality
The , officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The was formed in on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, , , Syria, and North Yemen. is situated 3 km north of Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh.

Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh

Latitude
30.01566° or 30° 0′ 56″ north
Longitude
31.23568° or 31° 14′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G2H268P+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 708917288
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Abo Al So’oud and Al Madabegh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ابو السعود والمدابغ”

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