El Shams Buildings
El Shams Buildings is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El Shams Buildings is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Reqaba Al Edaria Buildings, as well as near Flying city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almaza AFB Airport and St. George.
Almaza AFB Airport
Aerodrome
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Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in Heliopolis, Cairo, Cairo Governorate. It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza. Almaza AFB Airport is situated 4 km northwest of El Shams Buildings.
St. George
School
St. George's College is a boys' school that offers the basic three stages of the pre-university education system in Cairo, Egypt. The primary language of instruction is English; nevertheless, social sciences are taught in Arabic. St. George is situated 3½ km west of El Shams Buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nasr City and Cairo Festival City.
Nasr City
Suburb
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Nasr City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One, and Nasr City East/Two. Nasr City is situated 3½ km west of El Shams Buildings.
Cairo Festival City
Village
Cairo Festival City is a mixed-use urban development in New Cairo, Egypt, located along the Cairo Ring Road. Developed by UAE-based Al-Futtaim Real Estate, it covers approximately 3 million square meters, combining residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, and entertainment facilities and was opened in 2010. Cairo Festival City is situated 4½ km southeast of El Shams Buildings.
East Cairo
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The eastern districts of Cairo 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.
El Shams Buildings
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06174° or 30° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
31.37719° or 31° 22′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8G2H396G+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 775750901OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“El Shams Buildings” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عمارات الشمس”
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