El Sheikh Aly

El Sheikh Aly is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El Sheikh Aly is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sharkas, as well as near Abo El A’ela.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gezira and Egyptian Museum.

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.

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, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boulaq and Downtown Cairo.

Boulaq

Suburb

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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.

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

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.

El Sheikh Aly

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.0531° or 30° 3′ 11″ north

Longitude

31.23316° or 31° 13′ 59″ east

Open location code

8G2H363M+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 777957182

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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In Other Languages

“El Sheikh Aly” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الشيخ على”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sharkas and Abo El A’ela.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Film Theatre and Ramses Mall.

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