Qubba Palace

Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various Egyptian palaces which serve as the country's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. The palace was most likely originally built in the mid-19th century and sold to Khedive Ismail in 1866 by his brother Mustafa Fazl Pasha.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Egyptian palace near downtown Cairo
  • Also known as: “Koubbeh Palace” and “Qasr el-Koba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heliopolis and Cairo Stadium.

Archaeological site
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was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of and El Matareya districts in northeastern . is situated 3½ km north of Qubba Palace.

Stadium
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The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who designed the in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. is situated 3½ km south of Qubba Palace.

Castle
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The is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being , Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and , for the executive office of the President of Egypt. is situated 2 km southeast of Qubba Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeitoun and Hadaiq el Qubbah.

Suburb
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in , . It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of , reported in 1968–1971.

Hamlet
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of , . is situated 2½ km southwest of Qubba Palace.

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The eastern districts of 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. is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Qubba Palace

Latitude
30.09877° or 30° 5′ 56″ north
Longitude
31.3026° or 31° 18′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G2H38X3+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97567990
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q4165397
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Qubba Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر القبة”
  • Arabic: “قصر القبه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر القبة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر القبه”
  • French: “Palais de Koubbeh”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון קובה”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مركز شباب سراى القبة الرياضى and El Tahra Park.

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