Ain Al Hayat
Ain Al Hayat is a park in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ain Al Hayat is situated nearby to Fustat Lake, as well as near the food court Chill Plaza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Fustat.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum located in Old Cairo, a district of Cairo, Egypt. Partially opened in 2017, the museum was officially inaugurated on 3 April 2021, with the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is situated 780 metres northwest of Ain Al Hayat.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general ʿAmr ibn ul-ʿĀṣ immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of ʿAmr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 2 km northwest of Ain Al Hayat.
Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi’i
Tomb
Photo: PaFra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i is a mausoleum dedicated to al-Shafi'i, founder of the homonymous school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. Located at the Imam Shafi'i Street in the City of the Dead, Cairo, the mausoleum is a hallmark of Ayyubid style architecture and historical significance. Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi’i is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ain Al Hayat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque. Sayyidah Zainab District is situated 3 km north of Ain Al Hayat.
Ma’adi
Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of Cairo, south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.
Ain Al Hayat
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00118° or 30° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
31.25221° or 31° 15′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8G2H2722+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 989399682OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Ain Al Hayat” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين الحياة”
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