Al Sakayin

Al Sakayin is a neighborhood in , . Al Sakayin is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abdin Palace and Tahrir Square.

Photo: Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the 1952 Egyptian revolution.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , . The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.

Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the and also called the Cairo Museum or the in Cairo, is a national history museum in , Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abdin and Bab al-Louq.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in downtown . The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.

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is the commercial heart of the modern city of . In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.

Al Sakayin

Latitude
30.03979° or 30° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
31.24715° or 31° 14′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G2H26QW+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 715311563
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

Discover Al Sakayin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Al Sakayin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السقايين”

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Notable Places Nearby

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