Shubra El Kheima, Cairo

Name: Shubra El Kheima
Address: Cairo, Egypt

#203 among attractions in Cairo

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Shubra El Kheima, is the fourth-largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate along the northern edge of the Cairo Governorate. It forms part of the Greater Cairo agglomeration. ()

Local name: شبرا الخيمة Area: 104.51 mi²Coordinates: 30°7'31"N, 31°14'44"E

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Shubra El Kheima – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zaafarana palace, Al-Nour Mosque, St. Mary Massarra, Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque.

4.1 miSE
Palace
Zaafarana palace, Cairo
105 min walk • The Saffron Palace is located in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, near Abbassia at Khalifa Maʽmon Road. Now it is inside the main campus of the Ain Shams University.
4.1 miSE
Mosque
Al-Nour Mosque, Cairo
105 min walk • Al-Nour Mosque is a mosque in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes. It conducts social activities and sporting events as well. The mosque contains other facilities such as library.
3.6 miS
Church
St. Mary Massarra, Cairo
92 min walk • St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church Massarra is a parish of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the Shubra District of Cairo, Egypt. The church was built during Pope Cyril V of Alexandria's tenure as Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and consecrated in 1925.
4.1 miSE
Mosque
Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque, Cairo
105 min walk • Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is a mosque in Cairo. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser. It is located in El Qobbah district and as such, it is often referred to as "El-Qobbah Mosque".
3.9 miSE
Palace
Koubbeh Palace, Cairo
99 min walk • Koubbeh Palace, is one of the various Egyptian palaces which currently 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.
1.7 miS
Bridge
Rod El Farag Axis Bridge, Cairo
43 min walk • The Rod El Farag Axis Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Nile river located on Rod El Farag crossing Cairo. It was built by the Arab Contractors. With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge.
4.1 miSE
Church
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo
104 min walk • St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope.
3.7 miS
Bridge
Imbaba Bridge, Cairo
94 min walk • The Imbaba Bridge is a major railway bridge located in Cairo, Egypt across the Nile River. It is located about 935 kilometres downstream from Aswan Dam. Imbaba Bridge is currently the only railway bridge across the Nile in Cairo. The current version of the bridge was built between 1912 and 1924 by the Belgian firm Baume-Marpent.
4.1 miSE
Church
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Cairo
105 min walk • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, commonly known as El-Botroseya and also known as the Petrine Church, is a small Coptic church located in the vicinity of Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, in Cairo's Abbassia district.
3.9 miSE
Mosque
Demerdash Mosque, Cairo
101 min walk • Damerdash Mosque is a historical mosque originally built during the Abbasid era, in Cairo, Egypt. It is located near Damerdash Hospital which belongs to the Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine.
1.4 miS
Canal
Ismaïlia Canal, Cairo
36 min walk • Ismailia Canal or the Al-Ismāʿīliyyah Canal, formerly known as the Sweet Water Canal or the Fresh Water Canal, is a canal which was dug by thousands of Egyptian fellahin to facilitate the construction of the Suez Canal. The canal travels east-west across Ismailia Governorate.