The Octagon

The Octagon will be the new headquarters for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, being a part of a much larger initiative of moving all governmental offices to the , Egypt.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
  • Type: Government office
  • Description: the new headquarters of Egypt ministry of Defense
  • Also known as: Ministry of Defence”, “State’s Strategic Leadership Centre”, and “The Octagon, Ministry of Defence

The Octagon

Latitude
29.938° or 29° 56′ 17″ north
Longitude
31.65403° or 31° 39′ 15″ east
Open location code
7GXHWMQ3+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 859434000
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q97280156
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“The Octagon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الأوكتاجون (مصر)
  • Arabic: الأوكتاجون
  • Arabic: القيادة الإستراتيجية المصرية
  • Arabic: مركز قيادة الدولة الإستراتيجي (مصر)
  • Arabic: مركز قيادة الدولة الإستراتيجي المصري
  • Arabic: مركز قيادة الدولة الإستراتيجي
  • Asturian: The Octagon
  • Chinese: 八角大楼
  • Chinese: 埃及八角大楼
  • Chinese: 开罗八角大楼
  • Czech: Oktagon (Egypt)
  • French: L’Octogone
  • German: Octagon
  • Hebrew: האוקטגון
  • Portuguese: O Octógono
  • Russian: Октагон (Египет)
  • Russian: Октагон
  • Spanish: El Octágono
  • Turkish: Octagon (Mısır)
  • Turkish: Oktagon

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