Al Shami
Al Shami is a neighborhood in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. Al Shami is situated nearby to the neighborhood New Miami, as well as near Economic Housing.Places of Interest
Highlights include sidi bishr mosque.
sidi bishr mosque
Mosque
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The Sidi Bishr Mosque is a mosque located in the Sidi Bishr neighborhood of Alexandria, on the north coast of Egypt. The mosque is named in honour of Sheikh Bishr Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ubayd Allah Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Bishr Al-Jawhari, a sheikh from the late 5th-century to early 6th-century AH who lived in Alexandria after coming from the Maghreb. sidi bishr mosque is situated 3 km west of Al Shami.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Mandara and Montaza.
El Mandara
Suburb
Photo: Mohamed nour, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Mandara or Al Mandarah is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. El Mandara is situated 2½ km north of Al Shami.
Montaza
Locality
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montaza is the name of both a district and a park in Alexandria, Egypt. The district includes the park, but the two are legally distinct. Montaza is situated 3½ km north of Al Shami.
San Stefano
Neighborhood
Photo: TheEgyptian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Stefano is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. The area was known for a landmark hotel-casino that was demolished in the late 1990s. That hotel was replaced by the San Stefano Grand Plaza, a hotel-apartment-shopping mall complex that includes a Four Seasons luxury hotel, opened in 2007 and apartments, housed in the tallest building in Alexandria. San Stefano is situated 4½ km west of Al Shami.
Al Shami
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.25282° or 31° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
30.0133° or 30° 0′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G3G7237+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 753996029OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Al Shami” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشامى”
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